VikingsTerritory Breakdown - A Minnesota Vikings Radio Show

Vikings Eye the Future as they Approach the 2026 Draft

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:33:38 +0000

Will they trade up or back in the draft (as former GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah did in the past); will they stand pat and take the BPA (best player available); will they surprise fans and take a QB (very doubtful, but you never know); or will they strengthen the offensive and defensive lines, which will rank low on the “wow” meter? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings’ Draft History—the Good, Bad and What’s to Come

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:56:34 +0000

The NFL draft nears like some ominous apparition quietly flapping its ratty black wings through a rising mist toward a stalled Vikings ship in still and murky waters. Too much? Maybe not. It should be an exciting time, but for Vikings fans, dread always attends the draft until that first trade of their top pick for a later-round selection or it’s retained and a player such as Troy Williamson is selected. And then the handwringing and self-recriminations (for believing, once more) begin. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The NFL Annual Meetings Promote Plenty of Chatter

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Sat, 4 Apr 2026 03:23:06 +0000

The NFL owners and coaches met in Arizona this past week for the annual league meetings, and that means media access to some of the teams’ top personnel. Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell spoke and intimated his plans for the Purple’s 2026 quarterbacks Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings Sign Wentz to Crowd the Purple QB Room

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:57:42 +0000

But for now, during the offseason, the Wentz signing raises a number of questions. Certainly, it makes sense for Wentz (on the back nine of his career) to resign with the team he grew up following and rooting for. But what does it mean for the Vikings—and in particular one third-year QB names J.J. McCarthy? There are those who believe his days are numbered in Minnesota (we, here, are not among them). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Speculation Holds as the Vikings Land Kyler Murray

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:08:26 +0000

It’s the offseason in the NFL, where speculation trickles down from the sky (or internet) and lands like so much wet, March snow, becoming frozen and as slippery a slope as any Purple prediction. It often means little and is gone in a trifling, yet sometimes that speculation holds and the Vikings get their guy. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikes Dip Their Pinky Toe into the Free Agency Pool

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 01:27:42 +0000

The biggest potential free agent for the Purple, however, is quarterback Kyler Murray, who was released by the Arizona Cardinals on Wednesday. Most observers have the Vikings as the odds-on-favorite to land him. (But, at press time, Murray was scheduled for a visit and a physical at TCO Performance Center, and no signing had yet been announced.) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Money Matters—Vikings Offseason Cap Purge to Begin

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Wed, 4 Mar 2026 00:06:51 +0000

Reports from ESPN surfaced this week that the first two cuts/trades are imminent: defensive tackle Javon Hargrave and running back Aaron Jones. Both are old (33 and 31, respectively and expensive ($21,453,382 and $14,550,000 in cap hits, respectively). That is a start, but there is plenty more to do. While the Vikings are known to be over the cap, potential trade partners, if they exist at all, will be more likely to wait until March 11, when teams have to be under the cap, and see which players are cut and become more affordable. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Looking Forward, Backward and Sideways at the Vikings’ Offseason

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:54:29 +0000

During the NFL offseason, it is time to look forward, backward and sideways (and in this case we look at the Minnesota Vikings). There is always plenty to look forward to, as this is the season of speculation designed specifically for Purple prognostication. And, as far as the Vikings are concerned, there is a great history of individual performances, near misses and more than an odd or exceptional win/loss to discuss. The Vikings are an infinitely fascinating franchise if not ultimately a successful one (where success is often only defined by winning the Super Bowl). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Darn Vikings Help Turn Sammy D into a SB Champion QB

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:32:59 +0000

Congratulations to Sam Darnold—let’s just get that out here right away before too much lamenting and self-loathing over what could have been cloud one of the best football reclamation stories in league history. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings Fire GM Adofo-Mensah and Leap Headlong into a New Era

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Wed, 4 Feb 2026 05:44:46 +0000

Kwesi was relieved of his duties on January 30. And while the disappointing 2025 campaign was not all his fault, by any stretch of this imagination, plenty of blame can be laid at his feet. Since becoming the GM in 2022, Kwesi has produced uneven drafts at best and woefully unproductive ones annually. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Brian Flores is Extended as Darnold Heads to the Super Bowl

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000

The Vikings are out of the Super Bowl this season. We have known this for some time as they were eliminated long before the regular season ended. But some former Vikings made it: former Vikings quarterback and current Seattle Seahawk Sam Darnold will face off against New England Patriots Garrett Bradbury (C) and (WR) Stephon Diggs (the first two players were Vikings last season, the latter, Diggs, stills holds a spot in the recent memory of Vikings fans with his TD catch of the Minneapolis Miracle). So, what does Purple Nation think of this? Who will they cheer for? They can’t all lose. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Semi-Finalists Set—What Can the Vikes Learn

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (mark craig, Joe oberle) — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 04:42:36 +0000

With a winning record of 9-8 this season, the Minnesota Vikings finished just one-half game out of the playoffs this season. (The Green Bay Packers made it ahead of them thanks to their tie in Dallas.) But you would hardly know it given the wailing and gnashing of teeth regarding how the 2025 season went for the Purple. Injuries derailed them and spotty quarterback play cemented an early end to their season. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Pondering the Purple QB Prognostications

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe oberle, mark craig) — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 01:36:50 +0000

Vikings need to get a more veteran QB in house to compete with J.J. McCarthy for the starting job next season. So, who could it possibly be? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Vikings Beat the Pack—That’s the Good News

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Tue, 6 Jan 2026 01:11:31 +0000

The good news: The Minnesota Vikings beat the Green Bay Packers 16-3 in the season finale; they finish the season on a five-game winning streak and outside the basement of the NFC North Division; and quarterback J.J. McCarthy returns from injury to get the win and help finish off a 9-8 season. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikes “Grinch” the Lions on Christmas Day

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:11:21 +0000

Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said before the game against that Detroit Lions that he wanted his team to be the Grim Reapers and wield a death knell to the visiting Lions’ playoffs hopes. And while they did that with a 23-10 victory, a more appropriate guise would have been The Grinch (in the first act of that famous holiday program), as the Vikings defense took away all the Lions’ holiday cheer by creating six turnovers—and giving none of them back. Quarterback Max Brosmer, filling in for the injured J.J. McCarthy, suffered seven sacks in the game but did not turnover the ball on his way to his first victory as an NFL signal caller. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings Win while Losing their Quarterback, Again

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 05:30:28 +0000

The low-scoring, injury-riddled slugfest aside, the Vikings find themselves at another inflection point of their season, awaiting (on Monday) news on the severity of McCarthy’s injury. It’s important he finishes the season on the field for both his own development and the organization’s ability to evaluate him. Thus far, complete evaluation of the second-year QB has proved difficult, as he missed his rookie campaign with a knee injury and missed 6.5 games in 2025 (due to ankle, concussion and hand injuries) compiling just 8.5 games in his career. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In From the Cold: Vikes Ice Dallas

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 23:08:22 +0000

J.J. gets the headlines, but there should be plenty conversation about the Vikings defense, which had another great performance (coming on the heels of a shutout last week against Washington). They balled out once again, this time stifling the league’s number one offense in Dallas. McCarthy also got some help from his place kicker, Will Reichard, who hit two field goals, including a 53-yarder late to give the Vikings a two-score lead and essentially put the game on ice. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Taking Command: McCarthy-Led Vikings Trounce Washington

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:24:06 +0000

Turnabout is fair play. After going two games (23 possessions) without a touchdown, the Vikings took the ball down the field in the opening drive of the game against the Washington Commanders and scored on a bullet from J.J. McCarthy to tight end Josh Oliver (his first of two touchdown receptions on the day). And that was enough to defeat the hapless Commanders (eventually 31-0), who just took another step toward a high pick in next year’s draft. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings Unravel in Seattle

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Tue, 2 Dec 2025 03:07:50 +0000

The difficult loss cannot all be laid at the feet (arm) of the former Golden Gopher quarterback: the offensive line did him no favors, giving up four sacks in protection and offering little in run blocking, needed to take pressure off the young signal caller. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Viking’ Season on Life-Support after loss in Lambeau

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 21:56:32 +0000

The Minnesota Vikings lost 23-6 to the Green Bay Packers in Lambeau Field on Sunday, dropping to 4-7 on the season and safely mired in the NFC North cellar. It was their second game without scoring a touchdown this year, putting their season on life support—and the EMT’s aren’t coming. (EMT, in this case, stands for Easily Made Touchdowns.) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Turnovers and Penalties Lead to a Third Vikings Home Loss

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig) — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:13:38 +0000

The Minnesota Vikings suffered their third loss at U.S. Bank Stadium this season (by a score of 27-19 to the Baltimore Ravens) to go to 4-5 and remain in the basement of the NFC North. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings Rebound With Big Win Over the Lions

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Tue, 4 Nov 2025 19:22:50 +0000

The Vikings went into Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday as 9-point underdogs. They were coming off, perhaps, the worst loss in Kevin O’Connell’s tenure in a 37-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings are Out of the Fire and Into the Lions’ Den

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 01:26:39 +0000

McCarthy returns to the helm in the wake of a valiant but fruitless effort by Carson Wentz, who, in obvious pain, stayed in the game. Joe Oberle and Mark Craig talk about next weeks game. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings At A Crossroads with its QB Question

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 03:29:34 +0000

Wentz and the Vikings had a chance to beat the Eagles, who have not looked like the defending Super Champions that they are. But scoring a touchdown in just 1 of 6 forays into the Red Zone (due to a number of different and infuriating reasons: bad snap, holding penalty, an intentional grounding penalty, one overruled by review and then a TD pass called back by a penalty), the Vikings have been mulling over a change throughout its short week to Thursday night against the San Diego Chargers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Out of the Bye, Vikes Host Philly in a Big Game

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 02:02:27 +0000

And nowhere is that injury report more important than in the quarterback room. Right now, this season’s starter at quarterback, J.J. McCarthy, is trying to return from a high ankle sprain that took place in the second game of the season; his backup Carson Wentz, who secured a 2-1 record from the bullpen, injured his left shoulder last game and since the team is on a bye, we know little more of his condition; and practice squad-er (and former Golden Gopher) Max Brosmer, who did see his first NFL action in replace of Wentz, is ready and eager to step in where needed. This is the biggest question of the bye week, but certainly not the only injury-related one for the Vikings. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Injury-Riddled Vikes Beat the Browns in London—As Expected

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Tue, 7 Oct 2025 23:47:26 +0000

The unpredictable 2025 Minnesota Vikings season continues with another comeback victory and sound play from unlikely sources. The Vikings beat the Cleveland Browns 21-17 in London, leaving their European tour with a split and climbing back above .500 thanks to the performance of a makeshift offensive line that thwarted one of the best defensive fronts in the league. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings Pummeled by Pittsburgh in Dublin

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Wed, 1 Oct 2025 01:51:11 +0000

After the win last week, things were bright on the Purple horizon, but the view darkened quickly. Two winnable games in the early part of a tough schedule have been lost, two new offensive linemen have joined others already on the injured list and the defense is suddenly not the world beaters we imagined. There is so much to discuss. And we at the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast (Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig, NFL and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune and startribune.com) are here to do just that. Tune in and check it out. Skol! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Wentz Upon a Time--Vikings Blow Out the Bengals

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:24:22 +0000

Rodgers, actually, nearly took care of the Bengals on his own, forcing two fumbles and scoring two defensive scores in a game (the first player to do so in league history)—accomplishing it in the first half to bury them. Still, we at the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast (Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig, NFL and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune and startribune.com), will certainly offer our opinion on that question and all things from Sunday’s game. Tune in and check out our discussion of the 2-1 Vikings, who are in a tie for first place in the NFC North. Skol! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings and McCarthy Grounded by the Falcons in Home Opener

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:27:37 +0000

On Sunday night, Vikings fans were still warming themselves from the embers of last Monday night’s memories of the fourth quarter of the Chicago Bears game (in which their quarterback of the future, J.J. McCarthy, put on a display for the ages with three scores in fifteen minutes to secure the win in his NFL debut) when they were doused with the cold, wet reality of a 22-6 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. McCarthy played like he had for the first three quarters against the Bears, and suddenly joy over the NFC Player of the Week turned to fear and loathing of a season quickly on the brink. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikes Beat the Bears with a Furious Late-Game Comeback

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 11:23:04 +0000

To everybody watching, the Vikings looked dead in the water after the third quarter, but then momentum changed—and the Bears could not stem the tide. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Purple Returns—Preview Vikes-Bears on MNF in Chicago

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Fri, 5 Sep 2025 01:20:17 +0000

McCarthy will be surrounded on offense by a new offensive line, is joined in the backfield by Jordan Mason and Aaron Jones, and a healthy T.J. Hockenson fortifies the pass-catching crew of Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison (in game four) to give the second-year Viking signal caller plenty of assistance in the first season as a starting NFL quarterback. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings’ GM Trader Kwesi Makes Moves Up to Cutdown Day

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 04:28:55 +0000

The Vikings first traded defensive lineman Harrison Phillips to the New York Jets for some draft capital, then traded QB Sam Howell to the Philadelphia Eagles for more picks, signed Carson Wentz to take Howell’s spot in the quarterback room and then shipped CB Mekhi Blackmon off to Indianapolis to play for the Colts for yet another draft pick next offseason. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Patriot Games Was a Week of Intrigue for the Vikings

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 01:07:56 +0000

The spotlight remains on the QB position and in particular the Vikings second-year signal caller J.J. McCarthy (who didn’t play in the preseason game), and he did not disappoint this week in practice. The first joint practice for JJ was up and down but the second one featured a period during which he completed 13 consecutive passes and threw four TD passes—plenty to get Purple Nation excited for the coming NFL regular season. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

McCarthy Starts but Brosmer Shines in Vikings’ Debut

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:46:57 +0000

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Preseason Heats Up with Annual Night Practice for the Purple

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Thu, 7 Aug 2025 04:33:51 +0000

The preseason got serious this week, as the Minnesota Vikings held their annual night practice (which used to be a scrimmage) on Monday to prepare for their first exhibition against the Houston Texans on Saturday, August 9. Quarterback J.J. McCarthy, who was announced as the starter in the Texans game, was featured in the night practice, where are all the anxious eyes of Purple Nation were focused Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

“Jets” is Grounded, But Next Vikes Wideouts Step Up

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:14:47 +0000

The injury has been called a mild strain, and the Vikings are taking no chances. But that means it opens up opportunities for a young and eager wide receiver group to take advantage of the additional reps in practice. And when you consider that wideout Jordan Addison will be watching from the sidelines as the season begins (due to an off-field incident that will likely result in a suspension by the league), players such as Jalen Nailor and rookie Tai Felton have a chance to shine. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Vikings Return to Training Camp—Let’s Go!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 12:03:18 +0000

The Vikings returned to TCO Performance Center for the 2025 Training Camp this week, and, thus far, it is mostly good news coming out of Eagan, Minn. Where many feared the Vikings’ offensive line would be missing two players fans are counting on this season, both veteran left tackle Christan Darrisaw and recent free agent addition right Matt Fries will not start the season on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list. Fries will be ready to go at camp, while the team will bring back Darrisaw slowly from his major knee injury—but he is expected to be ready to go for week one. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dog Days Until Vikings Camp Seem More Like Dog Years

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 23:07:29 +0000

There is a little news trickling out of TCO Performance Center, such as the fact that Swiss Army knife-like defender Josh Metellus is still not signed and wide receiver Jordan Addison had a court date this week. Hopefully there will be resolution on both accounts, and everyone will report to Eagan on time for camp. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings Camp is Coming; Vikings Speculation is Here

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 03:40:28 +0000

Training camp is coming—and it could be one of most consequential in Minnesota Vikings history. The powers that be (general manager Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O’Connell) have spent the offseason upgrading the roster to put the best team possible around second year pro (and first year starter) quarterback J.J. McCarthy. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikes Inch Closer to Camp and Summer’s Heat

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Sun, 6 Jul 2025 13:15:25 +0000

It’s July in Minnesota, where it has been alternately rainy and blistering hot—which always make for some sweltering Vikings football practices. But the Vikings aren’t in camp—in fact they aren’t even in that summer furnace of Mankato (as in days gone by), either. There are a couple more weeks before camp begins in Eagan, and the roster change speculation persists amidst Viking Nation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Minicamp Ends and Training Camp Looms for the Vikings

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (mark craig, Joe Oberle) — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 04:55:12 +0000

And so we shall, first with a recap of what we learned at minicamp. Who shined, who rusted and, most importantly, how did starting quarterback JJ McCarthy do? Once again, there are some undrafted rookies to talk about (particularly this year, as the Vikings only had five draft picks), so those names are worth a look as the camp nears and ultimately, the roster begins to be trimmed. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Comings and Goings as Vikings Begin Mandatory Minicamp

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 03:37:45 +0000

It all begins in earnest. The Vikings mandatory minicamp commenced at TCO Performance Center this week, and the news is already spilling out regarding who is there and who is there but not practicing. Thus far, the Vikings have good numbers in attendance, including left tackle Christian Darrisaw (who injured his knee last season) taking part in individual drills. Certainly, TE Josh Oliver is there, as he inked a contract extension and becomes an important cog in the development of the Purple’s young quarterback. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings and JJ MaCarthy are On Time Arrivals for OTAs

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Fri, 30 May 2025 17:47:27 +0000

NFL organized team activities (yes, that’s what OTA stands for—not offseason training actions—which they are—or over-technical assessments—which may happen--or overtly tubular algorithms—which won’t, since we don’t think they are a thing) began this week. The Vikings players assembled at TCO Performance to reacquaint with each other and get to know the new faces while trying to orient to the Purple way of life. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

NFL Meetings Come to Minneapolis—What did the Owners Decide?

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Fri, 23 May 2025 00:59:27 +0000

Minnesota was the epicenter of the NFL this week! Why? Did the Vikings win the Super Bowl or secure the first overall pick of the next NFL Draft? No, neither of those things happened. Rather, Minneapolis hosted the NFL Meetings this week in which the owners voted on a few issues. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hot Times at Ol’ TCO for Vikings Rookie Minicamp

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, mark craig) — Wed, 14 May 2025 04:08:10 +0000

The state of Minnesota experienced temperatures north of 90 degrees this past week, so that must mean it is the dead days of August and training camp begins, right? Well, not exactly. It is May and has been unseasonably warm and the Vikings have assembled—but it’s just the rookies and their minicamp at TCO Performance Center. Still, the new football year has begun. We haven’t had too many headlines yet as the Rookie Minicamp is just a way for the newbies to come to town, meet their prospective teammates and Vikings staff and get oriented to the way Minnesota does things. There are a few tidbits that have surfaced—such as undrafted rookie CB Zemaiah Vaughn picking off undrafted QB Max Brosmer along the sidelines and rookie linebacker Kobe King making another pick. But we aren’t yet hanging any banners nor making any proclamations about who will be Mr. Eagan (nee Mankato). Still, we will talk about it. The fellas at Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast—Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig, NFL and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune and startribune.com—are here to report from minicamp with stories of who stepped up, who stood out or who said something interesting (or, perhaps, out of the ordinary). Plus, we’ll cover all the latest news of the Purple. Tune into the podcast and catch it all. Skol! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The NFL Schedule is Here! Well, Almost

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Wed, 7 May 2025 02:42:59 +0000

The NFL sent an email explaining that the schedule release is “almost here!” Not that it was released, but that it is almost released. (It’s almost like the email saying the Draft was almost here.) You can register and “be the first to know when the 2025-26 schedule drops.” Well, this NFL observer is all atwitter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Kwesi Works Some Mensah Magic in the Vikings 2025 Draft

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, mark craig) — Thu, 1 May 2025 04:20:02 +0000

With an eye toward protecting their sophomore quarterback J.J. McCarthy, the Vikings put a major emphasis on the offensive line during free agency (Matt Fries and Ryab Kelly) and continued that with the Jackson pick. There will likely be a competition at left guard, but the versatile and intelligent Jackson could step in and start and solidify a formerly middling line. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It’s NFL Draft Week—The Offseason Super Bowl

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 03:39:52 +0000

But the NFL Draft is a crapshoot. A first overall pick can get the call from the Hall (Peyton Manning, 1998) or flame out in epic fashion (JaMarcus Russell, 2007). Then again, Tom Brady can go in the sixth round and become the best QB ever to play, or Brock Purdy, Mr. Irrelevant in 2022, can take a team to the Super Bowl and have folk rethinking that moniker for the last person taken in the draft. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Draft Day Nears; Purple Speculation’s Already Here

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 02:41:44 +0000

Will the Vikings, who have only four picks (plus a compensatory pick) in the draft stay put at 24 and select a player who can impact the 2025 season, or will they trade down, as been general manager Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah’s MO in the past, and acquire more picks to fill out the draft class. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Wintry Weather and Winter Meetings—It’s No April Fools

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Thu, 3 Apr 2025 03:19:53 +0000

One of the most persistent Purple queries this offseason is who will start at QB and who will be his backup. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Free Agent Faucet is Slowing; Is There More to Tap for the Purple?

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:39:25 +0000

The Vikings have other needs that they could address in free agency (or in the NFL Draft), but what are those needs and who is left to grab? The fellas at Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast—Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig, NFL and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune and startribune.com—are on hand to dissect and discuss all that. In addition, they will take on some of the new rule change proposals proffered at the NFL Winter meetings. Some good news and some bad news there—so tune in and check it out. Skol! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Free Agency Leader Vikings Are Not Afraid to Trade

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:56:12 +0000

The Free Agency ride continues for Vikings GM Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah and the Purple. After a huge opening salvo in FA, the Vikings were on the move again last weekend. Kwesi had a busy first week of FA, when he made some big signings to the offensive and defensive lines, and finished up the week by making two big trades to help the Purple. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings First Day Free Agent Fizzle Turns Frenzied on Day 2

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:35:55 +0000

The Vikings (along with the 31 other NFL teams) launched headlong into the legal tampering portion of free agency and boy did they tamper. When it looked like the Vikings were going to sit out Day 1 on the sidelines, suddenly things started cracking the morning of Day 2. Their biggest Day 1 headlines were the loss of quarterback Sam Darnold to Seattle and the resigning of running back Aaron Jones—but Day 2 in the morning resulted in the signings of DT Jonathan Allen, Colts guard Will Fries and Niners DT Javon Hargrave. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

No Tag for Darnold--Let the Vikings QB Conundrum Begin

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Thu, 6 Mar 2025 03:00:37 +0000

Thus begins in earnest the Vikings’ QB questions, regarding what to do with Sam, do you bring back Daniel Jones and is JJ McCarthy physically ready to become the new starting signal caller. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Time for the Franchise Tag—Who’s It For the Vikings?

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 03:39:46 +0000

Do the Vikings tag Darnold (which would cost them approximately $40 million dollars in that tagged season? Do they begin negotiations on a multiyear Darnold contract (which would likely start around $40 million mark)? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Chiefs Fall While Allen Gets the Call

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 05:03:15 +0000

The 2024-25 NFL season came to a crashing climax (at least for the fans of the Kansas City Chiefs who were hoping for a three-peat), as the Philadelphia Eagles (whose fans may have made things come crashing down after the game) walloped KC in a good old-fashioned blowout of a Super Bowl. The final score was 40-22 and it did not fully represent just how one-sided this game was (until the stalwart Philly defense that made cream cheese out of the Kansas City offensive line let up on the gas). Patrick Mahomes looked lost, Travis Kelce was irrelevant, the Chiefs dynasty crumbled and a new dynasty appeared to be born before our eyes. The Eagles are world champs. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Pro Bowl is Done; Bring on the Big Bowl

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 5 Feb 2025 22:12:14 +0000

We have a Bowl MVP in Purple! Vikings cornerback Byron Murphy, Jr., had two interceptions in the Pro Bowl (including one of them for a pick six), which helped the NFC hold off the AFC in the annual Pro Bowl competition. So, does Murphy have a Pro Bowl MVP clause in his contract? Does he need one? Regardless, if nothing else happened on Sunday, perhaps a few more general managers around the league know a little bit more about him when he hits the free agent. Then again, it’s flag football, so perhaps not. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Coaching Carousel Spins while the SB Teams are Set

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 03:11:20 +0000

It has begun. Like moving pieces on a chess board, the personnel around the NFL is headlong into the second week of transition while the final two teams are prepping for the big game. The reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will return to the Super Bowl and will try to defeat the NFC champ Philadelphia Eagles to earn the first three-peat in NFL history during the Super Bowl era. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

So it Begins—The Vikings Start the Offseason in Ernest

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 02:26:51 +0000

Head coach Kevin O’Connell said last week that he will be focusing on the interior offense line during the offseason—in an attempt to better protect whoever becomes the team’s signal caller next year and give the running backs more room to roam between the tackles. The offensive line may be the first place the Vikings look to begin building back for the 2026 season (although they did re-sign defensive lineman Jalen Redmond earlier this week), but there are plenty of other personnel units to examine as the go forward: quarterback, secondary and defensive line among them). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Crawling from the Wreckage of Another Purple Collapse

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 01:48:04 +0000

After most professional sporting event, participants need and are granted a cooling off period before the media is allowed to enter the locker room and interview them. It’s because emotions are raw and the players need some time to collect themselves before talking to the media/public. Well, following the Vikings lost to the Los Angele Rams in the Wild Card playoff game 27-9 last Monday night, Purple Nation needed a cooling off period before looking forward to next season . . . again. And the writer of this piece counts himself among them. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings Mauled in Motown

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Tue, 7 Jan 2025 03:55:29 +0000

It could have been different. The Vikings made several marches into the Red Zone, but they came away empty-handed after two failed fourth down conversions that put them behind the 8-ball of the near-best offense in the league. It was still a game early into the third quarter despite the conversion problems (the Vikings 3-for-16 in 3rd- and 4th-down conversions), but the Vikings’ lack of finishing drives caught up with them and the Lions ran away with it. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikes Beat the Pack in Another Close One

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:11:48 +0000

The Minnesota Vikings beat the Green Bay Packers 27-25 on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium, and as is their fashion, they turned a dominating performance into a stomach-churning, nail-biting, last-minute win to keep pace with Detroit Lions atop the NFC North division. At 14-2, the Vikings now must beat the Lions next week at Ford Field and they will become the top seed in the NFC and have home field advantage throughout the playoffs. But it almost didn’t happen. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikes Win 8-Straight and Control their Own Destiny

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:53:32 +0000

If (at the season’s start) you didn’t have the Vikings at 13-2 on your wish list when Santa comes calling, it’s okay, nobody did, but we all got it anyway. The Vikings travelled to Seattle and outlasted the Seahawks 30-27 in a hard-fought (sometimes ugly) game on Sunday afternoon. The win keeps the Purple in a tie with the Detroit Lions atop the NFC North Division with two games remaining, and they pulled ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles (who lost to Washington) in the race for homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. Let’s go! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings Bury the Bears on Monday Night

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 23:17:36 +0000

There was a white-out in Minnesota on Monday, but it was inside U.S. Bank Stadium rather than out. And it turned into a blowout, as the Vikings hammered the visiting Chicago Bears with a sluggish but ultimately dominating 30-12 performance. It was always pretty, but in the end, the Vikings, newly minted 2024 playoff participants, handled Caleb Williams and the Bears and took care of business pulling into a tie atop the NFC North with the Detroit Lions. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Breaking Chainz: Vikings Dominate the Falcons

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 01:58:00 +0000

When the clock started ticking for the fourth quarter in Sunday’s Vikings game versus the visiting Atlanta Falcons, Vikings fans were likely nervous as Kirk Cousins, returning to his former home, had pulled his new squad into a 21-21 tie at the end of the third. But the Vikings offense, thanks to the Purple passing game (which had been great all day), put up three scores to run away from Kirko Chainz and his charges on the way to a Vikings 42-21 victory. The win, their sixth straight, put the Vikings at 11-2 on the season, still in second place in the NFC North Division but on the cusp of clinching a playoff berth. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cardiac Vikes Cage the Cardinals

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Tue, 3 Dec 2024 14:23:37 +0000

The Minnesota Vikings, the league’s newest Cardiac Kids, beat the Arizona Cardinals 23-22 in the last minute at U.S. Bank Stadium. In a game in which the Vikings did not lead until those last minutes, the defense made the plays to secure the win versus a decent Cardinals squad. Now at 10-2 and remaining tied for the third-best record in the league—the Vikings are moving closer to a coveted postseason spot. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikes Beat the Bears: A Win is a Win Until Nearly a Loss

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 03:40:41 +0000

The Minnesota Vikings went to weird and wacky Solider Field and eked out a quirky 30-27 victory over the Chicago Bears to improve to 9-2. It was pretty at times and ugly late, but that’s the way of the Vikings in Chicago. They now have five wins in a row at Soldier Field and are coming off a 3-0 road trip, which is a nice bit of momentum for this squad embarking on a three-game homestand to position themselves for the playoffs. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings Beats Tennessee, But Have Work to Do

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 03:30:21 +0000

On Sunday afternoon, the Minnesota Vikings beat the hapless Titans in Tennessee 23-13. They didn’t dominate, although they could have, but it puts them at 8-2 and still one-game behind the Lions in the NFC North. That’s the good news. The bad news is a leaky secondary suddenly susceptible to the long ball; a defense benefited greatly by some questionable calls by the refs, the cupcakes on the schedule are done and the Vikes must next travel to Soldier Field, where strange things happen. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikes Win is a Win—Though an Ugly one Over the Jags

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 06:16:28 +0000

The final score in Jacksonville on Sunday resulted in a 12-7 Minnesota Vikings win over the Jaguars—but that in no way describes how it got there. The Vikings adopted a local strategy as age-old as their purple uniforms: play down to your opponent. They had the highest time of possession of any team this season and put together multiple double-digit-play drives but didn’t score a touchdown—because they turned the ball over three times. You shouldn’t be able to win that way in the NFL, but the Vikings were fortunately playing the lowly Jags. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikes Come Back on the Colts (again) For the Win

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Tue, 5 Nov 2024 05:24:21 +0000

The Minnesota Vikings beat the Indianapolis Colts 21-13 at USA Bank Stadium to improve to 6-2 and a game behind the Lions in the NFC North. That’s what the agate type in the paper will tell you. But the reality was the defense once again led the team to victory while the offense spent some time shooting themselves in the foot. The offense eventually put up 21 points in the second half, but three turnovers on the game could have spelled disaster. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings Lose to the Rams and Darrisaw For the Season

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 02:57:12 +0000

As great as the opening quarter of the season was for Minnesota, the second quarter has been equally bad. The Vikings can play in the first quarter of games, but soon after that things begin to unravel. Add to that a season-ending knee injury to their best offensive lineman, Christian Darrisaw, and the Vikings’ trip to LA was anything but sunny. They may have come into the softest part of their schedule, but the Purple appear to be playing their softest football of the season. Things need to change quickly. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings Bubble Burst with a Loss to the Lions

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 08:57:25 +0000

The Vikings’ perfect season has ended, but it is far from over. The Detroit Lions came to town and put together four consecutive scoring drives in the middle quarters, and that put the Vikings behind the 8-ball. They did battle and retake the lead in the fourth quarter with a scoop and score by Ivan Pace, but the offense didn’t hold up their end of the deal by getting a couple first downs late and the Lions win with a field goal. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Undefeated Vikings Head into the Lions Den

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:28:48 +0000

The Vikings can separate themselves a bit from all NFC North challengers with a home win over the Lions and help to put away all the doubt that creeps in for Vikings fans when watching their favorite team in the second halves of games this season. The Vikings start fast and struggle out of the locker room in the second half and then hang on to win . . . every time. That last fact of being undefeated is great, but the route taken there is slightly unnerving. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikes Win Again—By the Hair of their Chinny Chin Chins.

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Wed, 2 Oct 2024 02:13:45 +0000

The Vikings did it again! Yes, they beat the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau by a score 31-29 to remain unbeaten at 4-and-0 and alone atop the NFC North Division. But what seemed like déjà vu’ all over again was they made it difficult. The Vikings busted out to a very dominating 28-0 lead before muffing a punt, giving up a touchdown and ultimately scrambling to the finish line. We have seen this in the past (and to be honest maybe feared it happening again on Sunday), but at least the Vikings won the game and kept their record unblemished. Sam Darnold had another very good performance, throwing three touchdown passes. Jordan Addison returned from injury and celebrated by scoring touchdowns as a rushing and a receiver and the defense played lights out (for three quarters, anyway). In the final minute, the Packers were a recovered onside kick away from breaking the Vikings’ and their fans’ hearts (letting them know what it might feel like to be on the other side of an epic comeback like their 2022 comeback against the Indianapolis Colts). In the final analysis, the Vikings turned a potential laugher into a nail biter, and we were reminded that nothing is ever for certain in the NFL. There was a lot to be pleased about in this game (another decent performance from Aaron Jones in his former home field, four turnovers by the Vikings defense and the team’s depth showcased in players such as Kamu Grugier-Hill, who had his second interception in two games). But there were also some things to “fix,” as they say. The Vikings committed two turnovers of their own (a pick and fumble by Darnold—though the interception should have been overturned by replay), giving up 465 yards of offense to the Packers and a questionable call to go for it and end the game rather than kick a gimme field goal. These issues certainly merit some discussion. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings, Riding a Big Wave, Sink the Texans

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 03:09:32 +0000

The Vikings are for real . . . and their defense is lights out. They hosted Vikings-South, the Houston Texans—and were anything but hospitable, dominating them to the tune of 34-7. Quarterback Sam Darnold threw four touchdown passes (for the second time in his career, first time without an interception) and the Vikings defense confused Texans QB C.J. Stroud throughout, leading to three sacks and two picks. By the time this one was done, the previously undefeated Texans were handed their first loss of the season in dominating fashion. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikes D Leads to Big Win Over the Niners

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 05:19:39 +0000

kings weren’t flawless (two turnovers of their own, plus giving up 399 yards on defense), but they beat a very good Niners team, which should turn the heads of those who maintained that all they did last week was beat the lowly New York Giants. While that is true, the perception on this team is chanding. Lead by a much-improved defense, and a revitalized Sam Darnold under center, the Vikings are becoming a team to be reckoned with in the NFC North. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikes Win the Opener--Good Prep for the Rough Road Ahead

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0000

The Vikings opened up the 2024 season with a very decisive 28-6 win over the New York Giants on the road. All the questions were answered—at least for this week—but more questions are on the way. Quarterback Sam Darnold had one of the best games of his career (opening the game with 12-consecutive completions for his first time as a pro) and throwing two great touchdown passes. He looked better than his career reputation would have us believe, and so Vikings fans can get excited about the season going forward . . . at least until next week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings’ Season Opener is a Must-Win And Mark Craig on Zimmer a Must Listen

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Thu, 5 Sep 2024 22:00:00 +0000

Oh, and if you like a little spice in your podcast, tune into this one as Craig talks about his Star Tribune piece on former head coach Mike Zimmer that has everyone else talking. There was plenty of buckshot in the story and even more on the VT podcast when he talks about it. Skol! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings 53-Man Roster is Set—Bring on the G-Men

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 02:38:54 +0000

Speaking of that roster, the Vikings completed their cutdowns on Tuesday to get to that magic number of 53, but their work is not done. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings Beat Up the Browns and Look Good Doing It

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0000

After a week of practices together (in which the home team Cleveland Browns had their way with the visiting Minnesota Vikings), the Vikes and Brownies met in a preseason game over the weekend. And Minnesota turned the tables on their hosts, beating Cleveland 27-12. Despite only one starter on the field (Vikings right Guard Ed Ingram), there were some bright spots worth mentioning (something that isn’t worth mentioning is that Vikes head coach Kevin O’Connell now has a two-game winning streak in preseason games). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings Future Wobbly with McCarthy Knee Injury

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 19:02:00 +0000

The Vikings are in Cleveland for joint practices with the Browns and made other news to discuss—Jordan Addison injury, the Andrew Booth trade and other acquisitions—and we’ve got you covered. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Instead of a Vikings ship, the team needs an Ark.

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 7 Aug 2024 03:01:45 +0000

Justin Jefferson once worked a fake hamstring pull into his TD celebration known as The Griddy. Then last season he actually pulled one and missed half the season. It is not good to tempt fate, so it seems, if you consider karma a thing. And now Jefferson appears to recognize that he is working this offseason on trying to prevent another. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Camp Continues with Corner Conundrum

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 2 Aug 2024 01:21:29 +0000

Another day, another day cornerback issue for the Minnesota. CB Mekhi Blackmon tore his ACL on the first day of practice and is out for the season. Couple that with the death of rookie CB Khyree Jackson and a leg injury to offseason acquisition Shaq Griffin and the Vikings are suddenly scrambling to piece together a starting secondary come September. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings Open 2024 Training Camp at TCO

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:33:25 +0000

Vikings general manager Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O’Connell met the media Monday afternoon for their first press conference of the team’s 2024 Training Camp at TCO Performance Center, and the mood was slightly somber. They addressed the tragic passing of rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson, laying out how the team will honor him in the coming season. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Offseason Results in More Bad News for the Vikings

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Mark Craig, Joe Oberle) — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 02:04:01 +0000

The dog days of summer are upon us, and for the Vikings that means idle time before their Training Camp starts and the real work begins for the 2024 season. Unfortunately, that is not always good news for the Vikings players, who have a history of not spending their idle time wisely. Which leads us to the troubling case of Vikings’ second-year wideout Jordan Addison, who was found asleep at the wheel (both literally and figuratively) this past weekend. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vikings Mourn the Loss of Rookie Khyree Jackson

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 9 Jul 2024 22:17:56 +0000

The Vikings received the worst of news over the holiday weekend, when they learned that rookie draft pick Khyree Jackson was killed in a tragic automobile accident on July 6. The news hit hard and quickly reverberated throughout the team and its fans base, as the young 24-year-old cornerback lost his life when so much of it (and filled with so much promise) was right in front of him. We send out deepest sympathies and condolences to Khyree’s family and to the families of the two people who tragically died in the accident. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Training Camp is Coming with Plenty of Questions to Answer

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 3 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0000

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Justin Jefferson Signs and Purple Nation Sighs in Relief

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Wed, 5 Jun 2024 02:38:10 +0000

It happened. No, Justin Jefferson, wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings, was not traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers (although the Steelers enquired to his availability). No, JJ wasn’t traded to the Los Angeles Chargers on draft day in order for the Vikings to move up and select WR Malik Nabers (although a trade on draft day did involve JJ, but that was the Vikings trading up a spot to land Michigan QB JJ McCarthy). No, what happened, in fact, was that Justin Jefferson (who goes by Jet rather than JJ) signed a contract extension to make him the highest-paid non-QB in NFL history. That happened. As many (decreasingly fewer as time went along) had said it would. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Darnold Speaks and We Discuss

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 29 May 2024 01:49:22 +0000

The Vikings have a new quarterback. Well, they actually a couple of them: Sam Darnold picked up in free agency and J.J. McCarthy drafted 10th overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. But you knew that. What’s new is that those QBs have been out at TCO Performance Center practicing with their new team, and one of them, Darnold, the presumptive opening day starter, spoke to the media. So, what did the new Purple signal caller have to say? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

2024 Vikings Schedule Has Some Interesting Twists and Turns

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Wed, 22 May 2024 01:48:46 +0000

The Vikings finished in third place in the NFC North division in 2024, so they won’t find themselves playing in lot of primetime or nationally televised games this season. There are roster changes and camp position battle to discuss this week and the fellas from Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast (Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig, NFL and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune and startribune.com) are on hand to do it. So, tune in to the VT Breakdown and check it out. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rookies are in Camp and All Eyes on McCarthy

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Wed, 15 May 2024 06:00:00 +0000

J.J. McCarthy, who the Vikings selected 10th overall in the first round of April’s NFL draft, threw some passes, threw an interception and later ran some gassers because he lost a bet to the new defenders in camp. McCarthy later talked with the media and showed a poise and calmness beyond his years, even garnering praise from his head coach Kevin O’Connell for his attitude, which included McCarthy being out on the field before anyone else working through plays he had just learned. That’s certainly a good sign for this young player who is reportedly a “process guy” willing to put in the work. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Minnesota is on a Roll with JJ McCarthy in the House

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (Joe Oberle, Mark Craig) — Tue, 14 May 2024 22:08:55 +0000

Purple Nation is indeed excited about McCarthy, excited about the draft and excited about the team that Kwesi and Company have assembled for the start of offseason team activities. There are strengths and weaknesses to the roster, for sure, but plenty to like and even more to discuss. And that’s what the fellas from Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Kwesi Cooks in the Vikings’ 2024 NFL Draft

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 01:17:23 +0000

Vikings fans anticipating the high stakes in their team’s 2024 NFL Draft were rewarded with an unexpected dose of trade excitement on Day 1. General manager Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah did get his quarterback to replace (eventually) the departed Kirk Cousins and followed it up with a highly-touted edge rusher to replace Danielle Hunter, who’s “Gone to Texas.” He did not achieve this first-round booty without expending several draft picks, but he did it without sacrificing any future number one picks. Vikings fans can decide whether it was too much capital or that the picks were worth the deals.

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NFL Draft 2024—What will the Vikings Do?

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 02:21:34 +0000

So we needed a draft expert of our own to weigh in on what the Purple will do. Former Vikings and Tennesse Titans general manager Jeff Diamond joins the fellas at the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast (Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig, NFL and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune and startribune.com) to break it all down.

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Buckle Up—Vikes are Day-1 Players in the 2024 NFL Draft

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 02:14:06 +0000

Things are getting down to the wire in the NFL Draft. We are two weeks out from the first day of the next era in Minnesota Vikings football, as they hold two draft picks in the first round of the upcoming draft. And we couldn’t be happier that it’s almost here.

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Trading Places—The Vikings Search for a QBOTF

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 3 Apr 2024 03:12:19 +0000

A couple weeks ago the Vikings made a trade with the Houston Texans to acquire the 23rd pick in the draft in 2024 draft to go along with their pick (11th overall), and all the subsequent speculation centers on them trading up in the first round to grab a QB of the future. That speculation carries some weight as the Vikings lost their QB of the present in free agency, so they definitely have to make moves to secure on going forward.

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Kwesi’s Cookin’ in Week 2 of Free Agency

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:26:10 +0000

Kwesi has been cookin,’ as all the kids like to say. After a banner week in free agency that saw the addition of several defensive performers, a new quarterback in Sam Darnold and the swiping of a fan-favorite running back from that rival team to the east,

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Vikings Trade for a Second First Rounder Intensifies the Offseason

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:17:03 +0000

Vikings GM Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah secured a trade of draft picks with the Houston Texans that appears to signal the Vikings’ desires to move up in the 2024 NFL Draft and grab their QB of the future.

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Kirk Cousins Flies the Coop and Becomes a Falcon

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 23:12:10 +0000

Joe Oberle and Mark Craig talk all the Free Agency moves the Vikings made in day 1 of the legal tampering. The new NFL League year started this week with the “legal tampering” period on Monday and the Vikings made a huge splash—but it was kind of a belly flop.

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Vikings Combine Up Some News Bits

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 6 Mar 2024 01:17:24 +0000

The NFL Combine ended last weekend and suddenly there is a little more NFL news to talk about. Vikings general manager Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O’Connell both spoke at the Combine and each made minor ripples in the vast waters of the offseason. (But we media types will create tsunamic speculation waves out of them.)

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Salary Cap Increase Can Change the Vikings Offseason

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:31:14 +0000

The NFL salary cap went up this week to $255.4 million for 2024 season, up record $30.6 million from 2023. What does it mean? How does it affect the free agency market? How does it affect the Vikings situation which has to figure out what to do with pricy free agents to be, including Kirk Cousins, DE Danielle Hunter and the best player on their team in wide receiver Justin Jefferson? The bottom line is that increased money helps the Purple, but by how much?

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Free Agency is Coming for Kwesi; What’s In Store for the Purple?

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 01:53:19 +0000

Kwesi has to upgrade his track record in both areas this offseason for the Vikings to improve and the fan base to get off his back. And that improvement starts next weekend when he heads to Indianapolis for the Combine, followed by free agency and the new league year, which being on March 13.

So, the fellas at the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast (Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig, NFL and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune and startribune.com) will take a look back at Kwesi’s record in free agency. Perhaps it will give us a guide to his way forward. The Vikings have some cap space. How is Kwesi going to use it? Tune in and check out our thoughts.

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Chiefs Win—Celebrate the Champs (and Hope For Someone Else, Next Season)

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 01:20:52 +0000

The Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl champions—rinse, repeat. Taylor Swift was in the house to see it. Airplanes are fast. The San Francisco 49ers did just about everything they needed to do to win the game (save for not muffing an important punt), but they came up one score short (they will be back in the conversation next season, if they don’t try to sign Kirk Cousins, that is). The season is over; let the offseason begin.

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Super Bowl Bet: The Season Comes to a Swift Conclusion

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 6 Feb 2024 00:46:12 +0000

Speaking of the Vikings, anything can happen during the offseason, as well, and we here at the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast (Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig, NFL and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune and startribune.com) will get you prepared for it. The Vikings have a number of free agents on their roster, so expect a lot of change this offseason. We will break that down. Tune in and let the speculation begin.

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Super Bowl is Set and the Vikings aren’t In It

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 03:41:47 +0000

So, we here at the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast (Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig, NFL and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune and startribune.com) are on hand to investigate that. As always, it starts with the quarterback, Kirk Cousins, and after seeing Brock Purdy bring the Niners back from oblivion, chances are slimmer than ever that Kirk is heading to San Fran for a coach-and-QB reunion. So, let’s talk about it. Tune in to the VT Breakdown podcast and check it out.

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Packers are Done; Vikings' Work had Begun

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 03:11:21 +0000

The Vikings and their fans watched week two of the NFL Playoffs from the sidelines, as their NFC North counterparts,

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It’s Cold, But the Offseason Better Heat Up for Minnesota

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 03:55:27 +0000

Free agency is long off, and the NFL Draft even longer, but the discussion begins now. And the fellas at the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast (Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory and purplePTSD and Mark Craig, NFL and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune and startribune.com) are here to hammer it all out. Tune into the podcast and check it out.

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Lions Win—and the Vikes Head to the Draft

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 9 Jan 2024 03:35:30 +0000

Thus begins the offseason of questions—tough questions to be answered in Year 3 of the Kwesi-KOC regime. Will the team draft a QB in the first round? Will they resign Kirk Cousins and Hunter? How much will they pay Jefferson? Will Brian Flores return? How many CBs will the team need to draft?

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The Ball Drops on the Vikings’ 2023 Season

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 3 Jan 2024 00:41:20 +0000

The Vikings hosted the Green Bay Packers for a New Year’s Eve party at U.S. Bank Stadium and the fireworks were all green and yellow. The Packers whipped up on the Vikings 33-10 and basically eliminated the Purple from the playoffs (they still have a 3 percent chance to make them). The Vikings trotted out first-year quarterback Jaren Hall to face the Packers in a (near) elimination game and the rookie proved not to be ready for prime-time play.

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The Lions Roar and the Vikings are Nearly No More

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 02:26:12 +0000

The Vikings lost another one-score game (30-24 versus the visiting Detroit Lions at U.S. Bank Stadium). They lost it once again at the goal line in the final minute. And they lost it one more time due to shaky quarterback play and multiple turnovers. The loss was a disappointing one in a season of them. But somehow the hapless Minnesota Vikings remain alive (but on life support) for their post-season prospects.

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Vikings Bungle to The Bengals in Cincy

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 00:17:46 +0000

In what might be the worst loss of the season, the Vikings lost to the Cincinnati Bengals on the road in overtime. After building a 17-3 lead in the third quarter, the Vikings stalwart defense (which hadn’t given up a touchdown since the last series of the Denver Broncos game) gave up three consecutive scores in the fourth quarter and ultimately the game-winning field goal in OT for a dispiriting, debilitating and very disappointing 27-24 loss.

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Back from the Bye, Vikes Say Hi to a Crowded NFC

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 03:30:44 +0000

Coming off the bye, the Vikings heads to Las Vegas where fortunes are gained (but more often lost in the casinos) and there are so many questions pestering the Purple personnel department: Who will start at QB? How much will JJ play and contribute? How much money should they give Kirk Cousins this offseason. Will any amount of money be enough for Brian Flores to return? Why can’t we have nice things?

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Back from the Bye, Vikes Say Hi to a Crowded NFC

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 6 Dec 2023 21:45:04 +0000

During their bye week, the Vikings nearly said bye-bye to their playoff chances. They held onto their 6th seed position in the NFC playoff picture, but the red-hot Green Bay Packers tied them at 6-6 and crept into the seventh spot. The Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are also 6-6, so the Vikings playoff chances dropped to 41 percent and their margin for error plummeted to about zilch with five regular season games to go. It’s crunch time in Minnesota.

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Bad News Vikes Lose to the Bears

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 14:51:33 +0000

Considering the full gamut of odd, bad, strange, embarrassing and downright maddening losses to the Chicago Bears, the Vikings sunk to a new low. It’s always weird when these two teams play in Chicago, or even worse, if it is Halloween Night. But on Monday Night Football at U.S. Bank Stadium, the Vikings succumbed to the glare of full moon fever and were taken down by Chicago 12-10—in a game in which the Bears were the first team this season to win without scoring a touchdown.

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It’s Déjà vu All (Turn)Over, Again—Vikes Gag in Denver

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 04:00:33 +0000

We've seen this before: the Vikings lose to a beatable team due to turnovers (including another one on their first drive). Even head coach agreed and said we had already learned this lesson before. But we were thinking that the Josh Dobbs Affect would erase that kind of thing. But the turnovers reared their ugly head and may have cost the Vikings a chance to win the NFC North Division in back-to-back seasons.

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Vikings’ Big First Half is Enough to Beat the Saints

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 03:51:59 +0000

The Vikings hosted the NFC South Division-leading New Orleans Saints at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, and we all know what happens when these two teams get together—stranger things. In this one, the Vikings teed up a blowout in the first half and then coasted (nervously) to their fifth win in a row.

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Jaren was Darin’ but Dobbs Got the Dub

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 7 Nov 2023 14:14:26 +0000

The Vikings entered the game in position for postseason play (if the season ended then) despite
losing their QB1 last week, and this win certainly doesn’t change that prospect. With two
backup quarterbacks who showed poise, efficiency and promise in a season that was formerly
totally off the rails, suddenly the 5-4 Vikings have something going for them. And we here at
the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast (Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory.com and
purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig, NFL and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune and
startribune.com) are here to talk about it all.

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The Vikings Browbeat the Pack But Lose Captain Kirk in the Process

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 1 Nov 2023 02:38:54 +0000

Last Monday night the Vikings outplayed a very good San Francisco 49ers team to save their season. Check. This week, they went to Lambeau Field to take on the Green Packers with a chance to get to.500 on the year and vault back into playoff contention. Check again.

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Vikes Beat the Niners—Quit on this Team? “No Tanks!”

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 20:49:33 +0000

It went well for the Vikings for a while—that Niner fumble was followed by a Niner missed field goal and the Vikings had a 10-0 lead. But the Niners scored before the half and then Jordan Addison got his redemption by stealing a pick from Charvarius Ward, the defending who stole reception from Addison on the third play of the game.

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Vikings Beat the Bears . . . and There was Little Rejoicing

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 04:56:13 +0000

We won’t bail them out at the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast (we being, Joe Oberle from vikingsterritory and purplePTSD and Mark Craig from the Star Tribune). We will hold the offense’s feet to the fire (even though wideout Justin Jefferson was on the sidelines on Sunday) and implore them to improve quickly.

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By the Numbers—The Vikes are 1-4 and in Trouble

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 03:13:09 +0000

The Vikings are officially in trouble because after a season of close games, good luck and fortunate bounces of the football going their way, the opposite it is happening and the Vikings aren’t good enough to overcome those bounces. And we (Joe Oberle from vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig from the Star Tribune and startibrune.com) are here to discuss it all on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast.

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Vikes Get off the Schneid with a Win in Carolina

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 4 Oct 2023 15:03:23 +0000

Kirk Cousins had one of his worst games as a Viking, yet still threw for two touchdown passes to Justin Jefferson. The defense struggled to put much pressure on the rookie QB Bryce young early, but a number of Brian Flores blitzes, several great plays by Smith and a couple of Marcus Davenport sightings perhaps will stave off the trade Cousins and tank for Williams talk for at least a week.

We will have something to say also--(Joe Oberle from vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig from the Star Tribune and startibrune.com—on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast. There is plenty to unpack in this first win and plenty to fear in this next game coming down the pipe—so tunie in and check it out!

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Close Wins of 2022 become Close Losses in 2023—Chargers Beat the Vikes

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 02:01:52 +0000

There is always a new way to win a football game—or if you happen to be affiliated with the Minnesota Vikings (a player, coach or fan), a new way to lose one. Joe Oberle and Mark Craig talk about how the Vikings 0-3 start.

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The Vikings are Ohhhh nooo and 2

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 00:31:47 +0000

They outplayed the Eagles for parts of the game but once again fumbled, stumbled and bumbled away a winnable game. That makes it seven turnovers in the first seven quarters of the season. Mark Craig and Joe Oberle talk Vikings 0-2 start.

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Can’t Cry in Your Beer—Vikes Lose Opener to Tampa Bay

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 12:48:23 +0000

Well, there will be no beer sold the rest of the season at U.S. Bank Stadium . . . because the Vikings lost the opener. (Okay, that’s an old joke and is likely stale, but not as stale as the taste of this loss.) The Vikings were beaten by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-17 on the home turf and it already puts them behind the eight-ball in the NFC North.

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Here We Go! The Bucs Stop Here in Minnesota on Sunday

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 5 Sep 2023 23:47:29 +0000

At long last, here we are—the start of the 2023 NFL Regular Season and the Vikings’ opening game of the year at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That’s a Bucs team that is not defending a Super Bowl title and does not have The G.O.A.T., seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady behind center. Unless he somehow un-retires this week.

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Vikes Roster Moves—TJ Extended—Stuff Gets Real

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 1 Sep 2023 13:57:58 +0000

Stuff is starting to get real. The Vikings made their roster cuts this week and have been busy ever since that time backfilling holes in the roster for depth. GM Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah has frantically signed several players as head coach Kevin O’Connell and defensive coordinator Brian Flores have put in requests for more players. Stuff is getting real with one week to go before the start of the 2023 NFL Regular Season.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Vikes-Titans preseason game

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 22:50:26 +0000

It was a spaghetti western for the Vikings in their preseason game against the Tennessee Titans on Saturday—the good, the bad and the ugly. The good was some of what we’ve come to expect this offseason: Ivan Pace with another good game, Lewis Cine with a flash defensive play, Najee Thompson killing it on special teams. We saw that in week one and saw it again against the Titans on Saturday night.

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Rock this Joint—Vikings and Titans Practice before Preseason Game

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 01:44:44 +0000

The Vikings are a third of the way through their preseason games and one half of the way through their two joint practices with the Tennessee Titans, so what do we know so far?

Joe Oberle and Mark Craig talk 1st preseason game and what to expect for game 2.

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A Vikings Training Camp Round—Week 2

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 8 Aug 2023 22:25:06 +0000

The Vikings are making moves as they were well into their second week of training camp at TCO Performance Center. The injury bug has jumped up and bit them and forced several moves to fill out their training camp roster.

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Hunter's the House—And On the Field—With his New Deal

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 1 Aug 2023 00:22:33 +0000

The deal is done. DE and edge rusher Danielle Hunter has signed a contract. The Purple faithful let out the collective breath they’ve been holding. Hunter signed a one-year deal for 17 mill and three mill in incentives.

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Former Vikings GM Jeff Diamond Joins VT Breakdown for Training Camp Preview

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 22:32:46 +0000

Jeff Diamond is the perfect guest as training camp gets underway as the front office of current GM Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah works hard to get all his players happy with their compensation and on the field prepping for the season.

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Cousins Joins Netflix’s “Quarterback” in a Revealing Series

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 21:17:42 +0000

There is plenty of fodder to talk over—including the number of hits he received last season (the most), how much the game means to Cousins on and off the course and his relationship with his new head coach Kevin O’Connell. Joe Oberle, senior writer for vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com, joins Mark Craig, Vikings writer and NFL Insider from the Star Tribune and startribune.com to hash it all over on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast.

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KOC—The Real Deal or Real Lucky?

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 01:47:43 +0000

Kevin O’Connell finished his first season as an NFL head coach with a record of 13-4, an NFC North Division title for the Minnesota Vikings and a first-round exit in the playoffs.

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Who will be the Viking leaders this season?

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 7 Jul 2023 01:31:27 +0000

Believe it or not, there are some things worth discussing about the Vikings. True, it is early July, but it is later than you think as we wind down the offseason toward training camp near the end of August.

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Things are Heating Up in the Vikings Offseason

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Sat, 1 Jul 2023 01:59:18 +0000

With the month of June nearly gone and training camp just around . . . a couple corners, things are starting to heat up for the Vikings as they head toward 2023 season. Well, at least the temperature outside is heating up.

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When in Doubt, Consider a Cousins Discussion

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 03:08:34 +0000

If you want to have a discussion about the hot issues of the Vikings, the best place to start is with quarterback Kirk Cousins.

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Vikings Star RB runs Away—So Long Dalvin!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 22:59:21 +0000

The Vikings are no longer “Cook-ing” with Dalvin. Last week, general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah finally pulled the trigger on the worst-kept secret personnel move of the offseason and released the seven-year running back. The Vikings and Cook reportedly could not reach an agreement on several things: a contract reduction, a restructuring so that they could trade him and, perhaps, even a reduced role in the wake of the re-signing of his backup Alexander Mattison for a cool seven million (starting running back money these days).

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Everyone talks about the Vikings' defense

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 7 Jun 2023 16:29:05 +0000

It ranked near the bottom last season, so any improvement the team makes on its 13-4 record with a first-round playoff exit is dependent upon the defense becoming much better in 2023. We all know that. The coaches know that.

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Improve Defense Can Launch the Vikings Ship This Season

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 30 May 2023 01:04:39 +0000

In the 2023 season, the Vikings will go as the defense goes. With new defensive coordinator Brian Flores (B-Flo as he is known) in the house, the entirety of Purple Nation is hoping to see him take the Vikings' defense out of the basement and into relevance

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No Draft, No Schedule, No Problem for the NFL

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Thu, 25 May 2023 04:04:00 +0000

So, there’s no draft this past week. No schedule release. No football news?!! What ever will the league do to tackle our attention? How about making some changes, such as flexing games out of or into Thursday Night Football? That seemed to work as far as getting all of us rubes chirping on social media.

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Vikings 2023 Schedule Released—Begin Your Planning

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Sat, 13 May 2023 16:46:21 +0000

There is indeed much planning to do around these games—and much analysis to do around the schedule (who’d have ever thunk it) and Mark Craig from the Star Tribune joins Joe Oberle from the vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com to do just that on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast. Tune in and check it out. You must start planning where you will be watching the 2023 Vikings games.

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Rookie Minicamp—Time to Grind and Shine and Forge a Career

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Thu, 11 May 2023 00:08:41 +0000

And so it begins. The Vikings will hold a rookie mini-camp this week that will include the six players they drafted in the 2023 NFL draft and the many undrafted free agents they picked up after its conclusion. It is an opportunity for them all to shine, begin to get acquainted with the game at the NFL level and for some, make a solid case for making the team.

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Vikings Have Players A-Plenty—Purple Draft Breakdown

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Thu, 4 May 2023 19:59:21 +0000

So let us continue the post-draft speculation on these picks right here (Hopefully we get it in under the wire before the much-too-early mocks for the 2024 NFL Draft start appearing—too late you say? Yeah, well, I suppose.) On the Vikings Territory Breakdown, Craig and Oberle will dissect the draft and see where the Vikings reached.

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Vikings Sign a Former Patriot—No, Not That Former Patriot

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 13:59:22 +0000

Former head coach Mike Zimmer said: “You can never have enough cornerbacks.” At least that’s what Joe Oberle, senior writer for Vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com believes. You will have to tune into the VT Breakdown podcast to find out where the Star Tribune NFL Insider/Vikings writer Mark Craig comes down on the new acquisition.

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NFL Draft-niks Ahoy! Time to Get Your Picks On!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 21:00:46 +0000

At three weeks out, the NFL Drafts draws near like a Viking ship approaching in the gloaming—silent and foreboding. So what happens when all the eyes of NFL fans are upon Roger Goodell as he trots out to the podium, pick in hand, and awaiting a bear hug from the first overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft? Is it a quarterback? (Likely.) Are the Panthers trading or picking? (Picking.) And is it the quarterback you expected to be throwing to Adam Thielen next season? (Remains to be seen.)

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NFL Winter Meetings—Golf, Sun and Bubkis

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 5 Apr 2023 04:11:15 +0000

The NFL owners and personnel all went south to play golf, have a couple of cocktails and discuss the league and see if there was any reason to change things in 2023. Well, it basically ended up being a trip south (good plan for Kwesi and KOC and the other northern team folks) for golf and drinks because they didn’t make many rules changes (at least not the ones I wanted). Good gig if you can get it.

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Are the Vikings in the Midst of a Quarterback Shuffle?

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 20:58:56 +0000

NFL free agency continues apace, and the Vikings are still engaged. They continued to make moves this past week, and it doesn’t appear they are quite done yet. Head coach Kevin O’Connell tapped a couple of his former players from the Los Angeles Rams in wide receiver Brandon Powell and linebacker Tony Reeder, and both moves should help fill a couple roster holes before the draft and give GM Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah a little more flexibility to choose the best player available—when he finally makes his first pick.

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Week 2 of Free Agency—Solving the Matrix

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 19:54:25 +0000

The second week of free agency has begun and the Vikings have some work to do. They spent the first week moving and shaking up their roster in a frantic effort to get under the salary cap—actually succeeding in signing several new free agents despite their desperate cap number. (Once again, I will never understand the complex “Matrix” of the salary cap—thank goodness the Vikings have the One in executive VP of football operations Rob Brzezinsk.) There was significant bloodletting last week, but several tourniquets were applied.

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Happy Trails “Old Trapper”--Legendary Vikings Coach Bud Grants Passes Away

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 21:46:46 +0000

We will remember the “Old Trapper” on this week’s installment of the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast, with stories of Bud and a look at his long and laudable legacy with the Vikings. We also examine the massive changes taking place on the current Vikings roster, as another Minnesotan, Adam Thielen, moves on from the Purple. Tune into VT Breakdown podcast for the latest.

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Kendricks is Released; the Roster Purge Begins

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 8 Mar 2023 14:33:00 +0000

The dominos are falling. Longtime middle linebacker Eric Kendricks was released by the Vikings on Monday in a salary cap savings of $9.5 million. It is a difficult pill to swallow for all Vikings fans, as Kendricks has been one of the most productive players on the field during his eight-year career and one of the finest off the field as a former NFL Man of the year nominee. Kendricks has been an excellent member of the Vikings organization, and it is a huge loss for the team.

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The Vikings Icy Offseason Begins

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 23:21:22 +0000

On the docket this week we will talk about Kirk Cousins contract. There are reports that the Vikings aren’t going to extend him for another one-season contract, which leaves two choices: play out the existing one or extend him for a few more years while they try to find the QB of the future. We will postulate what to expect next. And we shudder in anticipation of the coming Kirkistan battle over the haters. We will even dive into Cousins on the Netflix NFL QB series. Not for the faint of heart.

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Time to Plow the Salary Cap for the Vikings

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 22:51:50 +0000

The snow is piling up this week like salary cap dollars have for the Vikings the past few seasons, and they need to plow some of that cash out of here. It remains to be seen whose cash is extended, whose gets dumped and whose goes dead. They have a lot of decisions to make as we head into the new NFL year.

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Chiefs Win the Big One: Super Game with a Stupor Ending

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 22:46:06 +0000

So do we here at Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast (well not as much as Kwesi and KOC). Joe Oberle from VikingsTerritory and purplePTSD and Mark Craig from the Star Tribune and startribue.com are here to analyze everything those other two guys do until the start of next season.

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Vikings Get Another Last-Minute Win with Flores Signing

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Thu, 9 Feb 2023 00:29:31 +0000

The Vikings made news during Super Bowl week by signing Brian Flores to be their next defensive coordinator. As many of the potential DC choices for GM Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah were signed away by other teams, the situation grew a bit desperate and it appeared the Purple might have to settle for the in-house choice, Mike Pettine—not exactly a name to rile up the fanbase.

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Defense Wins Championships and RBs Don’t—Vikings Take Note

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 22:59:21 +0000

According to Mark Craig, NFL insider and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune and startribune.com, the defensive line is exactly where the Vikings should begin to rebuild the defense in the offseason.

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The Vikings Long Day’s Journey to a Defense Begins

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 22:02:17 +0000

Everything is fair game for this team, as they figure out how to compete at the next level. And we at the Vikings Territory Breakdown Podcast are here to discuss it. The Star Tribune’s Mark Craig joins VT and purplePTSD writer Joe Oberle as they try to figure out the Vikings' next move and talk about the divisional round games and the last three games of the NFL season. Stop by and check it out.

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Skol (Face)Plant—Vikings’ Magical Season Fizzles at the Finish

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 22:47:59 +0000

In 1998, Vikings placekicker Gary Anderson didn’t miss a field all season—until the playoffs. And now in 2022, Kirk Cousins and the Vikings didn’t lose a one-score game all season—until the playoffs. A coincidence? Yes—one has nothing to do with the other unless you think of them in terms of being the way the Vikings' fortunes turn from season to season. If the Vikings are going to win by a certain sword, they will eventually lose by it--and they did so on Sunday in their 31-24 loss to the New York Giants in the Wild Card game at U.S. Bank Stadium.

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Vikings and Bears both Winners at Soldier Field

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 01:26:15 +0000

But no matter. The Vikings finished the season 13-4 and are onto the playoffs, hosting the New York Football Giants in a Wild Card tilt next Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium. We saw them a few weeks ago when the Vikings squeaked by the G-Men on a walk-off, 61-yard field goal by Greg Joseph, so there is plenty to preview about this big game. We will have it all for you here on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast with Joe Oberle from VT and purplePTSD and Mark Craig from the Star Tribune. Tune in and see how everyone around here is pretty happy.

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Vikes Lose 41-17—But it Was More Like 41-Donut

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 4 Jan 2023 01:38:46 +0000

All of that happened in the game against the Packers. So, they need to flush this one and get back to work before the trip to the Windy City. Meanwhile, we at the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast Joe Oberle and Mark Craig are back to work to break down this mess at Lambeau and look at what comes next for the Vikings. Tune in and check out what will be an exciting final week to an already amazing 2022 regular season.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Vikings win on a Giant Kick

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 22:43:58 +0000

Another week, another dramatic finish for the Minnesota Vikings, who have won a team record 11 wins by one score this season. This time they did it against a team, the New York Giants, who have won the second-most games by one score this season. So it was fitting. It was exciting. And It was a great way to start Christmas weekend. With a 27-24 win, the Vikings are 12-3, still in possession of the second-best record in the NFC and the second seed for the postseason and riding high into the holiday. But don’t take my word for it. Ask Greg Joseph, the kicker who hit a franchise-record 61-yard game-winning field goal as time ran out, how it feels to have those pressure moments placed at his feet.

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Load the Box: Vikings Attempt To Sweep New York

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 15:18:07 +0000

Will and Jordan reminisce about the Vikings miraculous 33-point, NFL-record-setting comeback on Saturday against the Colts. They praise KJ Osborn, the improved defense, Kirk Cousins, and Dalvin Cook. Jordan brings up an interesting thing to keep an eye on with Kevin O’Connell moving forward.

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Kings of the North—and of Comebacks

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 13:54:00 +0000

There is no explanation for this madness, although we will attempt to give one on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast. Mark Craig from the Star Tribune joins Joe Oberle from Vikingsterritory and PurplePTSD, who will put forth their best good faith effort to understand and then explain this and the whole season, for that matter. The bottom line is that the Purple is 11-4, 2022 NFC Division champs (King of the North!) and headed back to the playoffs. They have three games remaining to ensure a couple of those games could take place at U.S. Bank Stadium. Expect even more bananas action to ensue.

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Vikings Defense Breaks Down in Motor City

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 20:34:40 +0000

Thus, we have the bandwagon jumping. Well, the hosts of Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast did not jump off the bandwagon—Joe Oberle from Vikingsterritory and purplePTSD is still riding high, while Mark Craig from the Star Tribune and startribune.com was never on it. But we both will be on hand to discuss it all on the VT Breakdown podcast.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Vikes Scramble for Late Win Over Jets

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 6 Dec 2022 23:37:59 +0000

The Vikings started fast, built an early lead, fell asleep during the third quarter and then hung on late to preserve a one-score victory (27-22).

It was solid early and exciting late and it appears there are two ways to look at how the Vikings now have won nine of their 10 victories. You could either say they know how to win close ballgames and are good enough to get the job done in dramatic fashion each week or you could say they are lucky to have the second-best record in the NFL and are not ready to make a deep dive into the post-season. Or you could say it’s a little of both—and Joe Oberle (from vikingsterritory and purplePSTD) and Mark Craig (from the Star Tribune and startribune.com) will take up that discussion on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Vikings Feast on the Pats

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 04:01:18 +0000

We all knew the Vikings would play better against the New England Patriots on Thanksgiving Night than they did against the Dallas Cowboys four days prior. They couldn’t have played worse. We feared they might only just compete and then finally lose a close, one-score game to an inferior team. They were due for that. We hoped for another last-minute Purple victory and didn’t care how we got it. In the end, the Vikings made another dramatic, fourth-quarter comeback, requiring all facets of their team to chip in to secure it. And we got it with an exciting 33-26 win.

Of course, this all must be discussed. Mark Craig from the Star Tribune joins Joe Oberle from vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com to do jus that on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast. Who are these Vikings? They seem to exist on the edge of resilience in close games and egg-laying in the face of equal or better opponents. They benefit from good luck while having some bad calls go against them. They play great at times in ways that give their fan base hope and then flop so epically that the ghosts of failures past rise up like zombies through the turf. We will discuss it all and preview what’s next, as the New York Jets fly into town in a week. Tune in and check it out.

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VTBreakdown: Vikings get Manhandled by the Boys—What Now

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 21:05:29 +0000

The Minnesota Vikings, fresh off a thrilling win in the “best game of the season” laid such a big egg on Sunday it can easily be considered the worst game of the season.

Well, we here at the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast are anxious to join them. Joe Oberle from the VikingsTerritory and purplePTSD and Mark Craig from the Star Tribune will be on hand to stick a fork in the past game and grab a spoonful of Patriots preview. Tune-in and check it out. Here’s hoping that Vikings fans experience a great Turkey Day and Night!

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Vikings Territory: The Cardiac Vikes are 8-1

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 20:44:28 +0000

Insanity. The Vikings beat the Bills 33-30 in Buffalo. That statement alone strains credulity. But the way it happened was otherworldly insane.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Vikes Take Command of the NFC in Washington

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 8 Nov 2022 20:33:14 +0000

The Vikings are 7-1 and tied for the second-best record in the league. Let me say again . . . the Vikings are . . . oh, never mind, just read it again. It’s not a misprint. With a 20-17 win over the Commanders in Washington, the Vikings are on a 6-game streak and they’ve all been one-score games. Last year they lost eight of those games. This is quite amazing to all those Purple fans and observers, so let’s get used to it. We need to embrace these tight-knit, one score games, because they are very good at winning them, and who knows if they will abate anytime soon.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Vikings Lay Down the Cards and They Read 6-1

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 1 Nov 2022 20:16:39 +0000

The Minnesota Vikings are 6-1—how does that feel? Are you loving it yet or are oyu smiling with your favorite beverage held in the air and then heading to the fridge for one more glass of liquid courage because you still aren’t sure what to make of it? Yeah, probably the latter. We all know what it’s like to be a Vikings fan—to have our preseason holes realized, our expectations given to rise and then our dreams dashed on the jagged shoreline of some foreign country called a championship. That’s okay. It’s part of the deal. But that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy it along the way.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: (Almost) A Dream Bye Week for the Vikes

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 22:57:51 +0000

If there is a dream scenario for a bye-week team it is to have your squad get some well-earned downtime, stay out of trouble off the field and have your rival teams lose ground. Well, the Vikings almost had the triumvirate last week.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Vikes are 5-1—Enjoy the Season!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 21:34:10 +0000

Minnesota Vikings fans woke up on Monday morning, October 17, 2022, and realized again their favorite team was tied for the second-best record in the NFL. It was true, no matter how much we rubbed our eyes, and shook our heads like a disbelieving cartoon dog. Just win, baby! The Vikings aren’t very pretty, but they are 5-1 going into the bye week, so perhaps it’s time to just “Enjoy the season!”

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Vikings Survive and Thrive in NFC North

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 20:33:55 +0000

The Minnesota Vikings came home from London and played a very good half of football against the visiting Chicago Bears until (presumably) the jet lag kicked in—forcing them to hold on for a 29-22 victory. The win vaulted them to 4-1 and solo possession of first place in the NFC North. That is great news, no mistake, but there is plenty for us to be concerned about given the Vikings’ penchant for close, one-score football games.

So, we (myself, Joe Oberle from VikingsTerritory and purplePTSD, and Mark Craig from the Star Tribune and startribune.com) are here to break it down for you. The VT Breakdown podcast fellas will point a sharp-focused lens on the current Vikings situation. Tune in and check out where we think the Purple will go next.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Doink, dink, thunk. The Vikes are 3-1

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 5 Oct 2022 21:47:38 +0000

You have to win these kinds of games in the NFL, because the Vikings have certainly lost them. They need to get better quick, however, or the games will all be like this—two of them already have. So, what must do next? Joe Oberle from Vikings Territory and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig of the Star Tribune will be on hand to do just to discuss it. Tune into the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast and get the latest.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Confounding Purple Pulls out a Win Over the Lions

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 19:40:46 +0000

Listen to the Star Tribune’s Mark Craig and VT's own Joe Oberle on this week’s Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast as they talk about another Vikings game on Sunday and another head-scratcher for the Purple faithful.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Grounded in Philly—Vikes Suffer a Complete Defeat

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:42:38 +0000

The Vikings move to 1-1 and into a tie for first place with every other team in the NFC North Division, with the Detroit Lions coming to town next week. And the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast dudes (Joe Oberle from VT and purplePTSD.com and the Star Tribune’s Mark Craig) are on hand to break it all down. For those fans not having a breakdown of their own (or not) after this big-time letdown of a game can tune into the podcast. It’s only week 2 of this NFL season, so there is plenty of football to be played and dissected. We’re here to help figure out where the Purple is heading next. Stop by!

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Viking Territory Breakdown: Vikes Sack the Pack in the Opener

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 22:23:13 +0000

There were a lot of purple-helmeted heroes in such a solid and dominating victory—but too many mention them all here. Joe Oberle, senior writer for vikingterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig, Vikings writer and NFL Insider for the Star Tribune and startribune.com will be on the VT Breakdown Podcast, attempting to talk about them all. (One of those guys picked the Vikings to win and the other did not—so you will want to check that recap out.)

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: It’s Packers Week. Get Ready for Some Football!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 6 Sep 2022 19:20:08 +0000

Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig, Vikings writer and NFL Insider for the Star Tribune newspaper and startribune.com are ready for some football. They are here each week on the VT Breakdown podcast to preview the games, breakdown the action and then analyze the results. Don’t miss the preview of this big game on VT Breakdown this week. This one sets up the whole season for Minnesota and it will tell us a lot about them going forward. Tune in and check it out!

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Vikings Making Moves on Cutdown Day

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 22:09:01 +0000

On cutdown day in the NFL, the Minnesota Vikings made some moves (in fact they made “moves like Jagger” to quote a popular song). The Vikings were tasked with paring their roster down to the 53-man limit by 3 p.m. Tuesday, and general manager Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah took that journey along a most circuitous path. Kwesi cut at least one starter, traded away a potential starter and acquired another with some fast and furious cutdown-day moves.

He waived defensive end Armon Watts, who had a decent season last year but might not be the right fit for the new 3-4 defensive scheme. Watts had reached incentives in 2021 which raised his base salary to a number that didn’t appear to be tenable for this cap-tight roster. The Vikings then traded a 6th-round pick to the Houston Texans for their former second-round draft pick Ross Blacklock (and a 7th rounder), saving them more cap money.

Later in the day, the Vikings traded Jesse Davis (the odds-on-favorite to start at right guard when he was signed as a free agent this spring) to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a 7th-round pick. Davis had lost playing time in the preseason to rookie guard Ed Ingram and it now appears he has won the RG starting job for the Vikings offense this season.

Finally, on Wednesday, the Vikings acquired wide receiver Jalen Reagor from the Philadelphia Eagles (for a 7th-round pick and a conditional fourth). Reagor was selected a pick ahead of Justin Jefferson in the 2020 draft—which should make for an interesting wide receiver room. Kwesi and head coach Kevin O’Connor are clearly building the team they want to build. It’s like it’s been a second draft day for this new regime.

Tack on the waiving of backup quarterbacks Sean Mannion and Kellen Mond (made possible by the trade for former Las Vegas Raiders backup QB Nick Mullens last week) and you have a jam-packed busy day for the Vikings personnel staff and for the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcasters—VT’s senior writer Joe Oberle and Star Tribune NFL Insider Mark Craig. The lads will break down a load of Purple cuts and look at who remains, either on the 53-man roster or the practice squad. There is plenty to tune in to check out, so we hope to see you there.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Preseason Game 2—Let’s Get to the Season, Already

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 17:53:46 +0000

Wake me up when the season starts. After two weeks of second and third-stringers, it is time to either get the starters in the game to knockoff the rust or go watch the Twins. The Vikings' offense was under whelming against the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday at U.S. Bank Stadium. After a week of hearing about fireworks and some great plays (and fiery words from one Kirk Cousins), we didn’t get to see the starters and the Vikings lost 17-7.

Talk about a buzzkill.

Nick Mullens joins the Vikings so we can skip talking about the regression from second-year quarterback Kellen Mond, who had some flashes but then threw two bad picks. Sean Mannion was more of the same, some moments bracketed by less than stellar play. (Although a nice throw up the seam to Zach Davidson, who dropped it on his way to a huge gain, could have changed our impression of Mannion.) And rookie corner back Andrew Booth, Jr., left the game limping badly on an injured ankle.

The defense played well and several of them distinguished themselves: Ty McGill (1.5 more sacks); LB Brian Asamoah shined again and looks like the real deal; and Ty Chandler ran his way into our hearts once again with a decent performance. And Mark Craig from the Star Tribune will be on hand at the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast to discuss all of the above with co-host Joe Oberle, senior writer from VT and purplePTSD.com. They certainty spice up the doldrums of more preseason football to come.

There are only three preseason games this year and still the regular season can’t come soon enough. There is one more exhibition game next week in Denver—hopefully the starters can take the field to get in the swing of things before the season opener against the Packers. But the VT Breakdown pod fellas are in mid-season (well, mid-preseason form, anyway) so tune in and check it out.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Preseason Begins—Vikes Get Beat in Vegas, But all is not Lost

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 22:57:25 +0000

The Vikings travelled to Las Vegas this past weekend, not to bet on themselves to win the Super Bowl (they can’t do that, the betting part, I mean), but to face the Raiders in their first preseason game of the 2022season. There was good, there and was bad and there was not so pretty, but the Vikings although losers on the scoreboard, were winners in that the team finished the tilt fairly healthy (let that be the first healthy mention of the show).

They also gave us plenty to talk about on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast with VT senior writer Joe Oberle and Star Tribune Vikings and NFL writer Mark Craig. Some of our early perceptions were realized(Lewis Cine is fast, active and a hard hitter) and some of them demand more consideration(Kellen Mond played well enough at times to make us think that maybe, just maybe, the new regime can salvage him from Zimmer’s scrap heap).

There is now a new running back battle going as Kene Nwangwu and rookie Ty Chandler both splashed, flashed and dashed against the(admittedly) second or third string Raiders defense. Nonetheless, their proficiency had Twitter all atwitter about putting Alexander Mattison on the trading block for a center or back up QB, perhaps (good luck), because the RB room is pretty deep. We will dive into this topic.

The illegal contract penalty reared its ugly head as it has become a point of emphasis for referees this season, and the Vikings had three in the first half. Notably, rookie corner back Andrew Booth, Jr., had one on his way to a slightly disappointing performance after all the attention he has received early in camp. Booth will turn it around, as he gets used to the league and the position, but many of us were probably hoping for more.

We did get more out of linebacker Brian Asamoah and less out of backup QB Sean Mannion, both of which will be discussed on the podcast. Tune into the VT Breakdown podcast and check out our assessment as the Vikings first preseason of the season and get ready for number two this week.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Week 3 of Vikings Camp - Story lines and Hot Takes are Heating Up

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 9 Aug 2022 21:13:23 +0000

Week 3 of Vikings training camp is underway and the story lines keeping popping like the pads of a running back running off tackle. Head coach Kevin O’Connell spoke about his center Garrett Bradbury saying that he has been good against the run but not as good in pass protection. His starting position for the Purple in 2022 is not guaranteed and that will continue to be a storyline to follow throughout camp.

Which we, Joe Oberle and the Star Tribune’s NFL Insider Mark Craig are most certainly following on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast. As the line goes, so goes the offense and the a big question mark right in the center of that unit is growing by the day at TCO Performance Center in Eagan.

Another big storyline is the tight end position, which became a problem shortly after we taped out podcast last week. Starting tight end Irv Smith, Jr. left practice with an injury and the next day had surgery on his thumb. He was projected to be available for the Vikings opening regular season game against the Green Bay Packers, but nothing is for certain. The Vikings have a number of other tight ends in camp, and Craig and Oberle will take a look at the potion depth and Oberle will wring his hands over his upcoming decision in Fantasy Football at the tight end position.

Please tune into the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast for answers to burning questions to the Vikings team as they work their way toward the season. They might not be the right answers, but they are bound to be-entertaining!

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Training Camp Week 2—Time for the Hit Parade

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 2 Aug 2022 20:59:59 +0000

It’s Week 2 of Vikings Training Camp at TCO Performance Center in Eagan, and it’s time to let the hitting begin. The Vikings put the pads on for the first time this season and it wasn’t a moment too soon for rookie corner back Andrew Booth, Jr., who had already been mixing it up with his new team’s wide receivers last week in camp.

Booth covered Justin Jefferson last week and made a couple nice plays (including a diving interception) and this week he angered wide out Bisi Johnson, who is battling to make the team, and the pair had to be separated, according to training camp reports. Mark Craig NFL Insider and longtime Vikings writer for the Stat Tribune, has already come out and declared Booth to be a standout at camp and the odds-on favorite to grab a starting corner position. It will be interesting to hear what Craig has to say about Booth after seeing him in pads for the first time. Craig will let us know (and what other players are getting a lot of first team reps and garnering a lot of steam on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast this week.

He will be joined by co-host Joe Oberle (from VT and purplePTSD.com) to discuss some of the other happenings from Week 2 at camp. We know Craig is anxious to talk about the new suggestion to fans and media from Vikings brass to not film any of the plays in practice at TCO as those videos in the hands of the Vikings competition just might put the hometown team at a competitive disadvantage (of course that doesn’t take into consideration that any team opponent’s scout could come to practice and make their own videos. Does this smack of some Zimmer-era clandestine ops (such as never talking about injuries) or is that just run of the mill paranoia from any new or old coach in the NFL. It should be fun to hear what Craig has to say on that.

We will also talk about the news that former Vikings defensive end Jared Allen will be put into the Vikings Ring of Honor at U.S. Bank Stadium this season. The former “skullet-wearing” quarterback roping’ sack master will be getting his due on October 30 (during the Vikings-Cardinals game) and the VT Breakdown lads will be giving him his due this week. Tune in for that all the latest news from Vikings training camp.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Training Camp Begins and We has Got You Covered

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 18:52:27 +0000

The Vikings are here! The Vikings are here! Well, they’re at TCO Performance Center, anyway, for the 2022 Training Camp. It is finally time to start looking toward the coming season, and the Purple story lines are beginning to pop.

There have been some minor roster adjustments coming out of camp (WR Blake Proehl and LB Ryan Connelly were put on the physically-unable-to-perform list to open training camp and a camp body was signed at TE); LB Jordan Hicks was not at the first practice and Troy Dye took his reps; Kellen Mond was seen splitting second-team reps with backup QB Sean Mannion at the first practice—be still our collective heart; CB Nate Hairston’s missed for a non-covid, non-injury, oh and Justin Jefferson made some comments on Kevin O’Connell’s previous stud receiver Cooper Kupp--and more.

Mark Craig, NFL Insider and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune is at his weekly post on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast to offer the inside scoop. Craig has a press credential out at TCO and will breakdown what’s been happening the first week at practice. (He is also a Pro Football Hall of Fame voter and may have some insight as to why Jim Marshall, a member of the final 25 on the Senior Circuit didn’t make the cut to the list of12.)

Tune into the VT Breakdown podcast to keep up on all the latest as the Vikings, under new general manager Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah (who apparently is now staying too much?) and head coach O’Connell, get the 2022 season underway. This is a huge training camp for the Vikings and you can always find the inside story here. Tune in and check it out.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Training Camp is Here—Let the Grind Begin!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 23:49:33 +0000

Mark Craig and Joe Oberle talk Vikings.

The rubber is about to meet the road (and in this heat will likely melt), but it is time for the 2022 Minnesota Vikings Training Camp at TCO Performance Center in Eagan and we are all here for it. The off-season of change and massive expectations and speculation is over. Camp beings and it is now time to shut up and put up.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 22:49:44 +0000

Mark Craig, NFL Insider and longtime Vikings writer for the Star Tribune newspaper and startribune.com is also a HOF elector and has a vote on whether or not Marshall should finally get the call. Craig will be with us on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast to discuss the election process for HOF inductees and perhaps give us an inkling on how difficult it is to make it from the Senior Division. While Craig is sworn to secrecy about much of the process, he has been there before and knows plenty about what Marshall is up against.

Craig and I will discuss Marshall and even Vikings’ former star running back Chuck Foreman, who deserves consideration for the Hall, as well. Don’t miss Craig’s thoughts on that.

In addition, the current Vikings are closing in on the 2022 Training Camp when things start to get real. And with a new head coach and general manager on board the biggest questions for the new regime is are they ready? There are some potential free agents still out there, some who have been linked to the Vikings (Ndamukong Suh, for one), so we’ll take a look at if any of these rumors are more than just social media click bait.

Finally, check into the VT Breakdown podcast for another round of Random Questions with Craig about the Vikings. Craig has been around a while (although he never misses an opportunity to remind me he hasn’t been around as long as I have) and he may have some interesting responses. It’s getting down to the wire for the Purple and Jim Marshall. Tune in to check it out.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: With the July 4th is behind us

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 6 Jul 2022 20:02:36 +0000

July 4th is behind us. The fireworks are past (at least my dog hopes that is the case). And now it is just a matter of surviving a hotter than hell July and waiting for the Vikings training camp to start. TheVikings will start reporting to TCO Performance Center during the last week ofJuly, with the first practice open to the public taking place on July 30thin something called: Back Together Saturday. I am not sure if that kind of moniker is for the benefit of the players or the fans, but we are all looking forward to the Vikings getting back onto the field.

There are so many questions to be answered by the team this season, which will be the first under new general manager Kwesi Adolfo-Mensahand head coach Kevin O’Connell. If you have been following along here at theVikings Territory Breakdown podcast, we haven’t always embraced the touchy, feely kumbaya approach of Kwesi and KOC, but hey, if it works, how are you going to knock it?

We just won’t know for a while if it works. One would presume that the new regime came from successful programs (SF and LA, respectively,with a stop along the way in Cleveland for Kwesi) and that they would bring along some things that work with them. So, very soon, we can start determining how it is working.

But until then, we have some questions. At least I, JoeOberle, senior writer at VT.com and purplePTSD.com have some. And we hope that MarkCraig from the Star Tribune and startribune.com has some answers. This week we will fire some of the following questions at him:

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Kirk is Key to Vikings Success in ’22—Where Do You Rank Him?

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 13:30:40 +0000

So, with Cousins being the card, we decided to rank him here on Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast. Mark Craig from the Star Tribune and startribune.com joins Joe Oberle from Vikings Territory.com and purplePTSD.com and weigh in on where we think he should be ranked and what other think.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Vikings Will Soon Be Sweltering at Training Camp

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 20:08:00 +0000

Actually, we are a bit early. Camp, which begins on July 25 (players report) is still more than a month away—it’s only the summer temps that are a tad bit early. So we will have to wait, and speculate. And there is much to speculate on. Last week on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast, Joe Oberle, senior writer for VikingsTerritory and purplePTSD and Mark Craig, NFL Insider and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune newspaper and Startribune.com speculate on the depth of the Vikings defense. There were a lot of changes to the defense this off-season, so depth could become an issue.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: The Calm Before the Camp

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 01:47:05 +0000

Mark Craig of the Star Tribune isn't a big kumbaya kind of guy, so he will be on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast to douse the grill and shank a seven-iron out of bounds. Craig will also address the acquisition of new linebacker Andre Mintzie, who the Vikings picked up from Denver. Another Ed Dontell disciple in the house. The linebacker unit is going to change this season for Minnesota, and Craig joins VT senior writer Joe Oberle to discuss if it will be better than in the past.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Minicamp Madness: Donatell’s D Ahead of O’Connell’s O

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Thu, 9 Jun 2022 22:31:17 +0000

They say Kirk Cousins is a smart dude—just look at the contracts he has secured in Minnesota. Well, if reports we’re getting out of TCO Performance Center are valid, perhaps the Vikings need a refund. The Star Tribune’s NFL Insider Mark Craig has been at Vikings minicamp this week and so far he reports that Kirk is confused by Ed Donatell’s defensive scheme. (Please tell me Kellen Mond is picking it up . . . ).

Craig says the defense is ahead of the offense at this point, and the result has been a confused Cousins. Craig has seen several plays in 11 on 11 in which Kirk was throwing the ball away or holding on to it long after he would have been sacked. It’s early. No need to panic, Purple Nation. Maybe Kirk is still seeing Zimmer-disguised blitz ghosts and needs to clear his head.

And then maybe the defense is always ahead of the offense—particularly when the unit is learning a new offense—because a lot of the D’s job is to react and the offense needs time to get things tight. Or is it the other way around? Well, we’ll let Mark Craig, with his co-host Joe Oberle (who is as confused as Cousins), sort that out on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast.

There is news from Craig on the offensive line—particularly at the muddled right guard position. Craig will have some clarity for us. And QB 3 Kellen Mond was getting time with the second team during minicamp. Does that mean he is QB 2? Or does it mean Zimmer, I mean KOC, knows what he has in Sean Mannion? More intrigue to sort out—or to speculate on anyway.

Finally, we will take a deeper dive into the Donatell Defense. Are there any break-out performances? Will Lewis Cine make the scene as a starter? Are D and Za’D giving Kirk fits? The Vikings have had their last practice until Training Camp in late July (but there is an all-team cookout/picnic on the schedule that Kumbaya Craig is just geeked about), so stop by to get the latest until we get more. VT Breakdown podcast—check it out!

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Cousins Talks to the Scribes, and more Purple News

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 1 Jun 2022 22:45:18 +0000

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins spoke last week and once again proved to be a master of allocution when faced with the media's questions. He demonstrated his agility behind a microphone, avoiding the rush of media inquiries and a deft touch in saying much without ever giving away any team secrets or providing a stark inspection of what lies behind his winning smile. It's great if you're a young fan wanting to hear from the star quarterback, but it's frustrating for members of the media trying to get the story and inside the QB’s head.

Kirk is adept at providing plenty of verbiage without really revealing much (not unlike this article), yet Joe Oberle, senior writer for Vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig from the Star Tribune and Startribune.com will be here to break it down and mine it for every essential morsel. In fact, Kirk offered a glimpse of his duties under new head coach Kevin O’Connell’s offense, comparing to his time with flashcards “trying to memorize plays and terms and formations and protections and just the rules around all those things so it becomes instinctual” to an eighth-grader cramming for a quiz. A very Kirkian response in my opinion.

But he is primed to do the work. As is Adam Thielen, who said the following of KOC’s playbook on the Pat McAfee show: "It's wild, it's the most learning I've ever had to do." Well, they better get cramming on the new offense or the defense, newly liberated from Mike Zimmer’s clutches, will surpass them in effectiveness this season (not to be confused with ineffectiveness). To be sure, both units have a lot of classwork to do before training camp this season, so they must get the head spinning over with during OTAs.

Mark Craig has been out at TCO for OTAs and will be on hand at the VT Breakdown podcast to give us a report. The lads will also talk about the latest Vikings news, including wideout Dede Westrbrook coming in for a workout, the signing of wide receiver Albert Wilson to a one-year contract, Kellon Mond’s dad comments on his son in Zim’s doghouse (captured by the Pioneer Press’s Chris Tomasson) and the untimely and tragic death of former Vikings CB Jeff Gladney.

Tune in to the podcast for all the latest Purple Updates and we promise to answer each other’s questions with the same finesse and panache as our favorite Purple QB, Kirk Cousins.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Purple People Eaters 2.0 and more

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 24 May 2022 23:07:48 +0000

Joe Oberle and Mark Craig from the Star Tribune talk Vikings offseason and what is going on with MN Vikings

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Vikings Schedule Presents Some Interesting Challenges

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 18 May 2022 02:58:47 +0000

Mark Craig of the Star Tribune has been on hand at TCO to check out the new players, and he will here on the VT Breakdown podcast to well, break it down. Tune in and see for yourself.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: The Schedule is Coming Out and Predictions are Coming In

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 10 May 2022 21:36:36 +0000

So, perhaps the Vikings can be home for more than nine games this season. That’s where the rock-solid prognostication comes in. We can look down the schedule and forecast just how many of those home (and road) games the Vikings are going to win this season and if any extra post-season games will take place at The Vault. Let the speculation begin: and we will start it off with ours this week on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast. Mark Craig from the Star Tribune joins me to stop staring at our navels and start gazing at that old Purple crystal ball. Will they have nine wins, 10 or 11 and a home playoff game? The NFC North is not as assured as in years past, so anything can happen. Tune in to the VT Breakdown podcast to see what we think will take place.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Trader Kwesi Makes a Big Splash in his First NFL Draft

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 4 May 2022 21:54:46 +0000

Mark Craig and Joe Oberle talk about the Divisional Trades and more.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown 2022 Draft - Mark Craig and Joe Oberle

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 20:27:37 +0000

The 2022 NFL Crapshooter, I mean NFL Draft begins on Thursday, April 28, and the Vikings hold the 12th selection of the first round in that draft. That is as much certainty as we can safely predict at the time of this writing. What will the Vikings do with the 12th overall pick? Will they trade up to grab the player they want? We can pretty much speculate that they won’t trade down with the pick to secure several more seventh-round picks. At least if the words of general manager Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah prior to the draft mean anything:

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: S4E31 Draft Talk

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 22:02:29 +0000

The folks at the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast have you covered. Mark Craig from the Star Tribune and Joe Oberle fromVikingsTerritory.com discuss the players returning to TCO Performance Center and look ahead to the Draft. They will break down the Vikings' roster needs and try to predict whom general manager Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah will select with his first draft in his new position. Can we expect more collaboration than has been reported the last regime was experiencing in the final years at the helm of the Vikings Ship? We can only hope.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: S4E30

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 23:37:58 +0000

Co-host Joe Oberle and Star Tribune's Mark Craig talk what came out of the first week or press conferences with players since the GM and coaching change.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown Offseason Week 7: Vikings Free Agency—It’s Always a Gamble

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 6 Apr 2022 20:54:04 +0000

And we will talk about that on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast with Mark Craig from the Star Tribune and Joe Oberle from puplePSTD.com and VikingsTerritory.com. We will also talk about the offensive line—specifically at the right guard position, a problem situation that the Vikings’ new regime has been busy trying to rectify and rebuild.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown Offseason: The Vikings Competitive Rebuild Continues—Thanks Packers!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 20:40:46 +0000

But Mark Craig from the Star Tribune joins Joe Oberle from purplePTSD.com to sort it all out on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast. Neither one of them is named Davis, so don’t expect them to be vying for a crack at the RG position, but count on them to venture some speculation as to who might win it. The Vikings, amazingly, still have some cap room left as time for the NFL Draft nears, and we get the feeling with how Free Agency has gone thus far, they may not be finished with their “competitive rebuild,” as Kwesi put it. Tune into the VT Breakdown Podcast to hear the latest.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Free Agency isn’t Free—Here’s the Latest on the Vikings’ Comings and Goings

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 20:04:59 +0000

Co host Joe Oberle and Star Tribune's Mark Craig talk all the free agency moves for the Vikings.

Who the Vikings signed?

Who they kept (and lost)?

What and who happens next?

Around the NFL changes

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Vikings Territory Breakdown - Kirk Signs and (Some) Vikings Fans Sigh

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 20:38:02 +0000

Co host Joe Oberle and The Star Tribune's Mark Craig talk the free agency tampering period is here (which is one the silliest things going—just open up free agency on Monday and let ‘er rip). But then the NFL has never been one for drawing a line and sticking to it (e.g. there will be no gambling in the NFL!) unless, of course, it has to do with giving Colin Kaepernick a job. But that’s another quarterback story for another day.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown—Spotlight on the QBs (and not just Kirk)

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 8 Mar 2022 22:01:16 +0000

Mark Craig of the Star Tribune will break that down on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast with VT senior writer Joe Oberle.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: New Coaches and NFL Combine

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 1 Mar 2022 22:02:00 +0000

Co-host Joe Oberle and Star Tribunes Mark Craig talk new coaching staff and what the NFL combine might bring the Vikings.

Craig will look at the Vikings new coaching staff (led by Kevin O’Connell) and offer his ideas of the team’s top three needs in the draft for the coming season—and there are likely more needs, as well. Mark will also examine what the new offensive and defensive coordinators (Wes Phillips and Ed Donatell, respectively) had to say last week in their introductory pressers.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Joe Oberle and Mark Craig KOC Racing to Catch Up—And it Starts With Kirk

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 20:10:14 +0000

KOC Racing to Catch Up—And it Starts With Kirk

Still, the Vikings under new GM Kwesi Adolfo Mensah were not sitting idly by while KOC was high-fiving his former players and drinking champagne in the back of a parade car. They were interviewing plenty of new staff members and were ready to bring them aboard just as soon as KOC was in place. Mark Craig from the Star Tribune and Joe Oberle, senior writer for VikingsTerritory.com and purplePTSD.com, will look at all the new hires to the Vikings staff and speculate what’s to come next on the VT Breakdown podcast.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Any Given Sunday—Stafford and the Rams Win the Big One

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:38:19 +0000

The Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 20-16 in the Super Bowl last Sunday. That is the headline, but there are so many other sub-plots to recognize. Matthew Stafford left Detroit and got a ring (while his fellow Detroiter Eminem followed him to LA and knelt in honor of Colin Kaepernick—good on ya, mate), Rams owner Stan Kroenke build a winning team through trades and free agency (and hopefully built himself a private bathroom) and the Vikings get their new head coach in Rams offensive coach Kevin O’Connell.

The wealth was spread around to everywhere but Cincinnati, which came ever so close to winning the title and capping off an incredible turnaround of a franchise. At least they had the day off of school on Monday to sulk around home and lick their wounds. The Bengals do have the look of a team on the rise, however, and we should expect them (if they bolster their offensive line to protect star QB Joe Burrow) in the hunt for years to come. Just think, now at 0-3 in the Super Bowl, the Bengals have a chance to tie the Vikings and Buffalo Bills in the infamy of going 0-4 in the big game. (Truth be told, both the Bengals and the Bills have a better chance to get off that schnide than the Vikings do in the short term. Come out of the AFC in the coming years and you should be the favorite to win it all in my book.)

But it was a year when anyone could have won this thing, and somehow, the up and down Rams did. It took relentless defense and just enough offense (all through the air) to get it done—and the Rams exemplified both in the final two series of the game: a 15-play drive consisting of mostly Stafford to game MVP Cooper Kupp for the winning score and a Super Bowl-sealing sack by Aaron Donald, who made a strong case for his own MVP of the game in the second half.

Don’t expect the Rams to be back trying to knock off the Bengals, Bills or Chiefs in Super Bowl XVII, however, as this rent-a-team is already showing signs of disassembling. Super Bowl week comments from Donald hinted he was thinking about hanging it up if they would win, and the same was floated by head coach Sean McVay, the youngest Super Bowl winning coach in history. His staff is being plundered—O’Connell to Minnesota and who knows where next for defensive coordinator Raheem Morris—and it will be difficult to hold all that high-priced talent under the cap. But who can fault the Rams for trading away draft picks to go all-in for this one when this April those draft picks will come at the very end of every round?

More importantly, how much of that high-powered offense belongs to the creativity of the Vikings new head coach? Who is he going to hire on the offensive coaching staff to carry out his vision for the Vikings’ most talented side of the ball? His defensive staff has been cobbled together all week, so we can only hope they are already scouring the league and the college draft for players to improve on their side of the ball.

A new era in Minnesota Vikings football begins today and the work already started yesterday. So, Mark Craig from the Star Tribune and myself will assemble to discuss it all on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast. We also look at another Purple defeat, as Jared Allen didn’t get voted into the Hall of Fame—and we can ask Craig, a presenter of Allen and a voter for the Hall, just what happened. We will look at some other headlines from around the league, plus take a deep dive on the new regime at Triple K Ranch—Kwesi, Kevin and Kirk. Tune into check it out.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: S4E22 - Vikings New Coach and Pro Bowl Week Podcast

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 8 Feb 2022 21:04:54 +0000

Co-host Joe Oberle and Star Tribune's Mark Craig talk:

The NFL hosted its (nearly) annual AFC-NFC Pro Bowl game this past weekend and I woke up from my third quarter nap in time to watch Vikings running back Dalvin Cook score on a late touchdown reception. He appeared to keep the football (I am thinking it was his first Pro Bowl TD). The game apparently meant more to the players, who seemed to be enjoying themselves, than the many NFL fans who have been criticizing for its lack of competition—such as this:

More importantly, the Vikings new GM Kwesi Adolfo-Menash made his first and biggest decision of the offseason (if reports leaking out are to be accurate) in the hiring of Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell to be the team’s next head coach. KOC as we will refer to him often, still has one game to play next week in Los Angeles before he is officially announced as the Vikings head coach and can take over the reins for the foreseeable future. Let’s hoping he will have earned the rights to be wearing a shiny new ring (they won’t be created and awarded yet) when he shows up at TCO Performance Center in the near future.

We will hit on all that and more coming out of Eagan, recap (every so quickly) the Pro Bowl, grab some other interesting NFL topics of Super Bowl week and make our predictions for the big game (I am going with tails on the coin toss). Tune into the VT Breakdown podcast and check this list of discussion topics:

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Vikings Territory Breakdown E21 - More Barn Burners in the Conference Championships—Please Don’t Let this Season End

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 1 Feb 2022 19:29:30 +0000

Joe Oberle and Mark Craig

Post Conference Round Podcast Topics

A season to remember. I Hate to see the season coming to an end. Only one game left.

Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah was named right after left the air last week. Is the right man for the job?

Vikings head coaching candidates

Pro Bowl preview

AFCCG review:

NFCCG review:

Tom Brady retires:

The Vikings need to keep drafting QBs—that’s what this league is about.

Defense in the NFC; Offense in the AFC:

Prediction segment recap:

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Vikings Territory Breakdown Wild Divisional Weekend and Vikings GM and coach searches

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 22:05:24 +0000

Wild Weekend of NFL Games Arrives a Week Later

Two weekends ago the NFL held its Wild Card Weekend, which we called a misnomer due to several blowouts and games that were anything but wild. Well, the playoffs made up for it this past weekend when the Divisional Round of the playoffs were as “wild” as anything we have ever seen in the modern era. There were four Divisional playoff games and each came down to the final play to before they were decided, and one of them, the epic in Kansas City between the Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills will go down as one of the best ever.

The two teams displayed excellent quarterback play and exhausted defensive performances, which resulted in 25 points being scored inside the final two minutes of the game (an NFL playoff record). The Chiefs tacked on a walk-off touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes to Travis Kelce for the win and jump started the discussion once again about the playoff overtime rule which dictates that if the first team to have the ball in OT scores a TD the game is over.

This rule was tinkered with after the Vikings got beat in the 2009 NFC title game by the New Orleans Saints, when the Vikings lost by a field goal in OT and Brett Favre never got his hands on the ball. Now some folks want to guarantee that both sides get the ball in overtime no matter what happens. Well, after what we saw in the fourth quarter, we know that Josh Allen would have taken his team down the field for the tying score, so who knows how it would have ended. That rules discussion will continue.

As for the Vikings, the coach and GM search continues, as the front office has been firing off plenty of interviews and there are more to come. Some frontrunners may be emerging and we are here at Vikings Territory Breakdown to give you the latest on the search.

In the meantime, Vikings fans can sit back and enjoy the fact that the Packers were beat at home by the San Francisco 49ers and the post-season potboil in Lambeau is already roiling. Will he or won’t he is the question for the Packers and their enigma signal caller, and you can be sure that VT and purplePTSD senior writing Joe Oberle, joined by the Star Tribune’s Mark Craig, will be right there with plenty of fuel to add to the fire.

There is plenty to talk about even though only three games remain in the 2021 NFL season and 2022 postseason. And if the past weekend is any indication, you won’t want to miss them. This has been the season where just about any team could win it, and with Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers out of the picture, that seems all the more possible. Tune in to see who we think is going to the big game. Here are a few topics we will cover this week:

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Poorly Named “Wild Card” weekend features Blow Outs and Blown Calls

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 22:04:31 +0000

Poorly Named “Wild Card” weekend features Blow Outs and Blown Calls

The NFL Wild Card weekend wasn’t very wild last weekend. Of the six games played, five of the home teams won and the other game—between the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys—was a flag-filled slog that eventually came down to the last play that never took place. The other games feature blowouts and lent credence to the thought that adding a seventh spot to each conference was little more than ill-advised money grab. Which means in the NFL that they are here to stay.

The games, many of which were snooze fests, do set up some interesting match ups in the divisional round this weekend. The Green Bay Packers will rejoin the competition off their 1st-round bye and host the upstart niners, who held on for victory over the Cowboys when their OC called a QB draw with little time on the clock and watched that clock tick away before they attempt a game saving passing into the endzone. Goodbye to the perennial favorite Dallas squad who will now go through some interesting self-evaluation and perhaps change in the offseason.

The Titans host the hotter than July Cincinnati Bengals, the Chiefs have a rematch with the Bills, who might have left it all on the field against their rival Bill Belichick and the Pats in a beatdown that now leaves them without a playoff win since a one Mr. Brady left town. Speaking of Tom Brady, he and his beat-up Bucs will host the LA Rams coming off a dismantling of the Arizona Cardinals on Monday night and look to be on a roll. Matthew Stafford picked up his first playoff victory in any uniform and is looking for another one.

Vikings Territory senior writer Joe Oberle and the Star Tribune’s Mark Craig will be on hand to review and preview all the games—and they can report how their picks went last week. One of them has a lead going into the Divisional Round weekend of games. They will also be discussing every that went on in Purple Nation the past week, as it has already been a tumultuous offseason. Here is a list of the topics to be heard on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast. You won’t want to miss it.

Justin Jefferson misses 1st team All Pro by one vote—but it wasn’t because of Mark Craig’s vote.

Deebo Samuel’s receiving yards were dwarfed by Jefferson.

Ben Goessling of the Strib wrote an extensive piece on dysfunction in the Vikings locker room this past season (and Craig contributed to the reporting).

Mike Zimmer reportedly hadn’t talked to Rick Spielman in month. WTH?

The Vikings GM search is heating up. Who do we like?

They are also interviewing coaching candidates even before the GM is in place.

Predictions for the Divisional Round of the playoffs. Can the Niners take down the Pack?

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Bloody Sunday, Black Monday for the Vikings

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:51:05 +0000

Joe Oberle and Mark Craig talk about the Black Monday after win against the bears.

The Vikings beat the Chicago Bears in their 2021 season finale at U.S. Bank Stadium by the score of 31-17 but there was almost no joy in Mudville. The win, which included perhaps the Vikings best second half of the season, serves only to give them a lower draft pick (by one position), come up short of record numbers for the star wide receiver Justin Jefferson and marked the final game of head coach Mike Zimmer and General Manager Rick Spielman with the Vikings. Whether you loved Zim or loathed him, the end of the Zimmer era is a sad day in Purple Nation.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Packers Bury the Vikings’ Season Under the Frozen Tundra

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 4 Jan 2022 19:40:31 +0000

But we all knew this was coming. The Packers have been ascending while the Vikings’ ship sprung leaks and has been bobbing in rough waters, waiting to submerge. The fact that the Packers got to plunder them again while the Vikings are cast under a raging sea of uncertainty is just more bitter, salty water for the Purple fan base to swallow. The Purple faithful must wander another arid offseason with likely no rudder to steer them to safe harbor.

Tune in for the wake. Mark Craig from the Star Tribune and Joe Oberle from Vikings Territory/purplePTSD are here to dissect this latest debacle on the VT Breakdown podcast. Join us as we go over the following topics and look for clues for the way forward:

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Vikings’ Season Gets Rammed by LA

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 20:15:55 +0000

Mark Craig from the Star Tribune joins Joe Oberle (senior writer for Vikings Territory/purplePTSD) on the VT Breakdown to discuss and analyze it all.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Strange Days, Indeed: Vikes Roll Bumbling Bears in Chicago

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 22:54:00 +0000

VT Breakdown Co-host Joe Oberle and the Star Tribunes Mark Craig talk the Vikings win over the Bears along with all the other stuff going on around the NFL.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Vikings Hang On to Win and Playoff Hopes

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 21:50:21 +0000

Vikings Territory Breakdown Co-host Joe Oberle and the Star Tribunes Mark Craig talk win over Steelers and look forward to the Bears.

All season long, Minnesota Vikings fans have watched their favorite team build leads of at least a touchdown only to watch them to disappear and lead, more than once, to losses. But never in this season of gain and loss have we seen what happened last Thursday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers. In that game, the Vikings had a 29-0 lead until there was roughly two minutes left in the third quarter—and then the game changed.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Lions Win—and the Vikings are to be thanked for it

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 7 Dec 2021 00:39:17 +0000

Vikings Territory Podcast Co-host Joe Oberle and the Star Tribune's Mark Craig.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Vikings Lose their Heart, Cook and Game in San Fran—What Next?

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 22:11:37 +0000

Joe Oberle and Star Tribune's Mark Craig talk about the 49ers game and look forward to the Lions game.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: Vikes Beat the Pack—We Can Have Something Nice

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 14:12:00 +0000

Joe Oberle and Star Tribune's Mark Craig talk close win over Packers.

Vikings fans have come to learn over the years that “we can’t have nothing nice.” And in 2011, particularly, that saying is true, as the Vikings have blown leads seven points or more in nine of their 10 games this season. In fact, the Vikings have played games eight games this season that were decided on the last play of those games, and often they came up on the losing end of them. Well, they finally got something nice—a 34-31 last second victory over the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: S4E10 Thunder Out of the Blue—Vikes Beat the Bolts

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 20:27:43 +0000

The most confounding team in the history of the NFL, the Minnesota Vikings, flew to Los Angeles and beat the surging LA Chargers 27-20.The Vikings did it with their most complete game of the season when their season was on the line (which could be said about every week) and kept themselves relevant in the NFC Wild Card race (.5 games back at the moment). Who would've thunk it?

Well, apparently Mark Craig of the Star Tribune (and co-host of the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast) thought so. He said last week that the Vikings were due for a pay off from sticking together and playing hard despite a lot of adversity and complaint from the Purple Faith and the Purple Prose (the media).

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Vikings Territory Breakdown S4E9

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 9 Nov 2021 22:01:46 +0000

The Vikings, to paraphrase former Minnesota head coach Denny Green, knew who the Baltimore Ravens were and let them off the hook.

Joe Oberle and Star Tribunes Mark Craig talk another loss.

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Vikings Territory

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 2 Nov 2021 20:05:00 +0000

Joe Oberle and Star Tribune's Mark Craig talk Vikings after another poor performance in Prime Time on Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown S4E7

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 23:11:28 +0000

Joe Oberle and the Star Tribune's Mark Craig talk Vikings win over Panthers.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown: S4E6 Joe Oberle and Mark Craig talk win over Lions

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 19:26:53 +0000

Vikings Territory Breakdown Joe Oberle and Star Tribunes Mark Craig talk about the deflated win over the lions and what this team has in store for the rest of the season. Along with talk from around the league.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown S4E5 Podcast: On the Brink with Joe Oberle and Mark Craig

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 5 Oct 2021 21:56:00 +0000

The Minnesota Vikings lost at home to Kevin Stefanski and the Cleveland Browns on Sunday and the VT Breakdown podcasters are here to dissect the festering carcass. The Vikings may not be done yet at the near-quarter pole of the 2021 season, but it sure smells like (you know, that festering carcass thing), but Joe Oberle and Mark Craig from the Star Tribune are on hand to tell us just where they are and where they need to go.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:29:29 +0000

Joe Oberle and Startribune's Mark Craig talk Vikings Big win over Seahawks.

What went right, What went wrong, Next Week—Browns at Vikings and around the NFL

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Vikings Territory Breakdown

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 16:43:09 +0000

Joe Oberle and the Mark Craig from the Star Tribune talk what went right, what went wrong and a look ahead to the Seahawks game.

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Vikings Territory Breakdown - Vikings Bungle the Bengals Game S4E2

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 12:36:00 +0000

We’re back with another Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast with Mark Craig, Vikings writer for Star Tribune Newspaper and StarTribune.com giving us the lowdown on all that went right (very little), wrong (we might need a second podcast to cover it) and sideways in Cincinnati. The Vikings got beat in overtime 27-24 and winnable game went by the wayside thanks to a very poor performance by the Purple.

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VikingsTerritory Breakdown

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Sat, 11 Sep 2021 13:57:00 +0000

Joe Oberle and Startribune's Vikings/NFL reporter Mark Craig host this seasons podcast.

Mark and Joe talk about this upcoming season offense, defense and more.

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The VikingsTerritory Breakdown - Analyzing Zimmer Edition

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 21:51:12 +0000

On this episode of the KDLM Sports mega-show, The VikingsTerritory Breakdown, the Joes talk the news of the week including our new partnership with Paul Charchian's GuillotineLeagues.com, PFF's ranking of Zimmer as the 20th "best" head coach in the league, the local vs. national media and their differing opinions on the 2020 Vikings and MUCH more!

Tune in each week in Detroit Lakes/Fargo on KDLM Radio (93.1 FM) or on the podcast platform of your choice!

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The VikingsTerritory Breakdown - Super Bowl Hype Arrives Early

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 19:55:02 +0000

On this episode of our KDLM Sports (93.1 FM Detroit Lakes) radio show, the Joes discuss the Danielle Hunter contract, Sheldon Richardson returning to the purple, whether or not the Vikings are Super Bowl contenders, whether they should change/update their uniforms, and MUCH more! Tune in and you'll agree with four out of five dentists: The VikingsTerritory Breakdown doesn't affect your teeth.

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The VikingsTerritory Breakdown- Sal Spice chats Rodgers, Danielle Hunter & to why she joined UFFda! Sports as our newest contributor!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 9 Jun 2021 21:36:44 +0000

On this amazing episode of our KDLM Radio/Podcast, 'The VikingsTerritory Breakdown', our newest contributor Sally Haag (who has the largest following of any female Vikings expert on Twitter) stopped by to discuss the situation in Green Bay, thoughts on Danielle Hunter, Kellen Mond's jersey, and what our readers should expect from her as the newest member of the UFFda! Sports family!

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The VikingsTerritory Breakdown - Ranking the Vikings

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 2 Jun 2021 23:57:46 +0000

On this super fun episode of 'The VikingsTerritory Breakdown' on KDLM Sports Radio (that also happens to be the largest sports media podcast in Costa Rica? The Joes break down the news of the week and so much more! Give it a listen and you'll agree with Costa Ricans!

www.VikingsTerritory.com
www.purplePTSD.com

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The VikingsTerritory Breakdown - Rookie Mini-Camp Part 2

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 19 May 2021 22:35:18 +0000

On this edition of the VikingsTerritory Breakdown the Joes stare directly into the face of the abyss that is the post Draft NFL news landscape (a desert is a landscape, right?) and say "There's always Cousins talk!'.

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The VikingsTerritory Breakdown - Rookie Mini-Camp Thoughts & More [Intro]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 19 May 2021 22:26:55 +0000

On this part one of the VikingsTerritory Breakdown on KDLM Radio Detroit Lakes and wherever Podcasts are found, the Joes introduce the show to whet your appetites! Stay tuned for Part 2!

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The VikingsTerritory Breakdown - Dissing Cousins

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 12 May 2021 21:10:17 +0000

On this MUST LISTEN edition of the VikingsTerritory Breakdown, the Joes spend some time breaking down the consistent and widespread disrespect of Kirk Cousins from... Everyone, the Kellen Mond Hype, Joe J vs. the City of Buffalo and Much, Much More!

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The VikingsTerritory Breakdown - Breaking Down the Vikings Draft w/ Josh Frey of TheDraftTeam.com

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 5 May 2021 21:01:11 +0000

On this HOPEFUL episode of 'The VikingsTerritory Breakdown', Joe Oberle returns to find a completely different Joe Johnson that is full of hope and optimism after the Vikings nailed the 2021 Draft. They are joined by Josh Frey, resident Draft expert of www.VikingsTerritory.com, www.purplePTSD.com and the brand spanking new www.TheDraftTeam.com !

Tune in and share Detroit Lakes' favorite (probably) Vikings news radio show!

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The VikingsTerritory Breakdown - Deep Divin' the Draft with Dustin Baker (FranchiseTagged) and Josh Frey (TheDraftTeam)!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 22:01:48 +0000

It's an UFFda! Company Draft Party! Joe Johnson flies without Oberle for the first time and instead invites in some other heavy hitters from the UFFda! Sports family! Dustin Baker, NFL Insider of our new NFL Site FranchiseTagged.com stops by along with Josh Frey, Senior Writer for TheDraftTeam.com/purplePTSD.com/VikingsTerritory.com, etc.

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The VikingsTerritory Breakdown - More DEEP Draft Talk w/ Josh Frey of TheDraftTeam/WolvesTerritory

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 7 Apr 2021 00:13:14 +0000

On this amazing episode of The VikingsTerritory Breakdown, the leading sports news show in the Detroit Lakes/Fargo area, the Joes are joined by Josh FREY (as in Fry), senior writer from VikingsTerritory.com/purplePTSD.com, TheDraftTeam.com and the upcoming WolvesTerritory/MinnyHoops.com.

The fellas discuss the impact of the Jeff Gladney news on the roster and draft, Joes Big Ten theory, the Offensive Line (ad nauseam), and much, MUCH more!

Tune in and find on social media!

www.Facebook.com/TheDraftTeam
www.Twitter.com/The_Draft_Team

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The VikingsTerritory Breakdown - Kirby O'Connor of TheDraftTeam.com stops by to talk all things NFL Draft!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 21:07:53 +0000

On this very special episode of 'The VikingsTerritory Breakdown, the largest Minnesota Vikings themed news show... In Detroit Lakes... on Wedndesday... Nights... our very own Kirby O'Connor stops by to discuss our very recently launched NFL Draft site, TheDraftTeam.com! TheDraftTeam.com is the passion project and brainchild of O'Connor, and is already absolutely bursting at the seams with amazing player profiles, mock drafts, and more!

We cover everything you need to know about the Draft from a Minnesota Vikings perspective! Who we think the Vikings could and should take, who the top picks are at each position, thoughts on the glut of "franchise" quarterback prospects, grading the Vikings free agency thus far, and Much, Much More!

Try it and you'll agree! The VikingsTerritory Breakdown is the jam jam of the century according to 4-of-5 dentists.

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The VikingTerritory Breakdown - Thoughts on the start of Free Agency Edition

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 21:53:11 +0000

On this episode of 'The VikingsTerritory Breakdown' the fellas breakdown the Patrick Peterson/Dalvin Tomlinson news, all the rumors and updates (or lack thereof) regarding the offensive line now and via the Draft, and Much, Much More!

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The VikingsTerritory Breakdown - Free Agency Madness Begins!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 20:53:05 +0000

On this action packed episode of 'The VikingsTerritory Breakdown', the Joes and McNiff sift through all of the NFL and Minnesota Vikings free agency news and rumors, and much more!

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The VikingsTerritory Breakdown - On Rudy pt. 2

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 3 Mar 2021 23:27:49 +0000

Part 2 of the VikingsTerritory Breakdown from 3-3-2021

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The VikingsTerritory - Kyle Rudolph's Legacy & Other Potential FA Cuts

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 3 Mar 2021 23:26:59 +0000

On this episode of The VikingsTerritory Breakdown, the Joes and McNiff discuss Kyle Rudolph's legacy, potential landing spots, the future of the TE position for the Vikings and MUCH more...

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The VikingsTerritory Breakdown - Mark Craig of the Strib Stops by to Chat HoF & More!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 22:13:33 +0000

On this very special episode of the VikingsTerritory Breakdown, the Joes/Tim McNiff chat with Star Tribune scribe and Minnesota NFL Hall of Fame voter Mark Craig about Jared Allen, the Hall voting process, Jim Marshall/Chuck Foreman, and Much, Much More!

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The VikingsTerritory Breakdown - The Best Pretendies EVER!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 22:14:14 +0000

On this special episode of 'The VikingsTerritory Breakdown', the Joes are yet again joined by Tim McNiff to discuss what has already been, and has the continued potential to be, the craziest off-season of all-time! Per usual the fellas discuss all of the Vikings news of the week, as well as a few other great topics to help your beautiful Detroit Lakes evening be even more beautiful...ler

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The VikingsTerritory Breakdown - Dreading the Beginning of the Off-Season [Super Bowl stuff, too!]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 20:18:32 +0000

On this return episode of the VikingsTerritory Breakdown (on KDLM Radio in Detroit Lakes), the Joe's break down ALL the work the Vikings need to do this off-season, the Super Bowl, Tom Brady's legacy, and MUCH, MUCH More!

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The VikingsTerritory Breakdown - The Packers' Very Vikings NFC Championship

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 22:15:15 +0000

On this HUGE episode of our KDLM Radio show, The VikingsTerritory Breakdown, the Joes are yet again visited by Tim McNiff as they discuss the conference championship games, Aaron Rodgers' legacy, the Super Bowl, and ALL the Minnesota Vikings news of the week!

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The VikingsTerritory Breakdown - Gophers/Packers legend Darrell Thompson stops by to chat Conference Championship week!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 22:37:28 +0000

On this special episode of 'The VikingsTerritory Breakdown' the Joes are again joined by Tim McNiff as they chat with Green Bay Packers/Minnesota Gophers running back Darrell Thompson about what makes Dalvin Cook so good, his allegiance between Minnesota and Wisconsin, etc.

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The VikingsTerritory Breakdown - Our newest contributor Tim McNiff stops by to talk Vikings

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:21:58 +0000

On this episode of VikingsTerritory Breakdown, Coach Tice continues his off-season program as our newest contributor Tim McNiff stops by to talk Vikings! GREAT Listen!

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The VikingsTerritory Breakdown - Looking back at 2020 (Thank God)

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 6 Jan 2021 21:00:40 +0000

On this episode of VikingsTerritory Breakdown, the Joes fly solo to breakdown

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VT Breakdown Meltdown in New Orleans

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 21:29:44 +0000

On this episode of the VikingsTerritory Breakdown, the Joes and Coach Tice break down the loss in New Orleans, the historically bad defense, Zimmer's comments, Fantasy Football and MUCH More!

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The VikingsTerritory Breakdown - Joe and his Magic Calculator Edition

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 22:11:22 +0000

On this episode of our weekly KDLM Radio show, the Joe's and Coach Tice dissect the Bears game, the future of the Vikings and some of the overlooked positive narratives from the 2020 Vikings. Oh, and Joe J. breaks physics to find hope for the 2020 playoffs, to boot!

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The VikingsTerritory Breakdown- Tice & the Joes talk Moss vs. Jefferson, PFF, Vikings/Bucs & MUCH more!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 9 Dec 2020 21:42:03 +0000

KDLM radio's VikingsTerritory Breakdown is back! Joe Johnson, Joe Oberle and Mike Tice talk winning "ugly", comparing Justin Jefferson to Randy Moss, Tice's thoughts on PFF, Cousins, Vikings/Tampa being a "Must Win" and MUCH more!

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VikingsTerritory Breakdown - Inaugural Episode [pt. 2 w/ Wobby]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 4 Dec 2020 06:22:26 +0000

On the second part of the inaugural episode of VikingsTerritory Breakdown, the Joe's preview the Jags with Mike "Wobby" Wobschall!

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Morning Joes - Playoff Dreams Deferred

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:29:27 +0000

On this episode of 'Morning Joes' the Joes breakdown the gut punch of a loss that was the Dallas Cowboys game, the potential for a playoff run, etc.

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Morning Joes - Preview Dallas

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 15:43:28 +0000

On this episode of 'Morning Joes' the Joes break down all of the Vikings news from the week and preview the upcoming trap game against the Dallas Cowboys

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Morning Joes - The Bears/Playoff Push Extravaganzer

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 17:39:59 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes, the Joes marvel at the talent of Dalvin Cook, analyze the chances for the playoffs, breakdown the must-win game (for both teams) in Chicago and more!

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Morning Joes - Previewing the Lions

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 6 Nov 2020 17:43:32 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes, the fellas break down the news of the week and the upcoming divisional match-up against the Lions!

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Morning Joes - Sifting through the Trade Rumor/Rubble

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:22:45 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes, the Joes attempt to make sense of all the trade rumors surrounding the Minnesota Vikings and whether or a rebuild means completely tearing down or trading every player over a certain age.

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Morning Joes - Bye Week Spectacular

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 14:36:18 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes, the Joe's hand out mid-season awards, talk about blowing up the Vikings and starting fresh and even do some Bye-ku's like it's 2019!

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Morning Joes - Previewing the Falcons & More!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 18:00:51 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes, the fellas discuss the near win in Seattle, the must miss game against the 0-5 Falcons, Dalvin Cook's injury and more!

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Morning Joes - The Titans Aftermath

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 14:26:58 +0000

The fellas breadown the 31-30 loss to Tennessee, including Justin Jefferson's breakout game

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Morning Joes - Zimmer on the Hot Seat Already?

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 14:45:36 +0000

On this episode of 'Mo(u)rning Joes' the Joes say I told you so while assessing the disaster that is 2020.

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Morning Joes - The Packers Disaster

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 17:10:02 +0000

On this episode the Joes dissect the loss at US Bank in the season opener.

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Morning Joes - We're BACK and we brought Wobby with us!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 14:34:59 +0000

Greetings! Morning Joes is back just in time for the 2020 season and we're previewing Vikings Packers with none other than the new managing editor of purplePTSD/VikingsTerritory himself... Mike Wobschall!

We talk about what he and we missed, and TONS more!

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Morning Joes - The 2020 Draft

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:49:00 +0000

On this divisive episode of 'Morning Joes' the Joes talk about the 2020 draft. Will they survive? Tune in...

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Morning Joes Sage Rosenfels Edition [Fixed Audio!]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 21:26:28 +0000

We re-uploaded our interview with Sage Rosenfels to include Joe J's volume at the same level as everyone else's! He recently got a new/fancier headset and it threw the normal levels off, so we apologize and will have this corrected next week!

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Morning Joes - Sage Rosenfels stops By to Talk Purple

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 7 Apr 2020 14:32:58 +0000

On this special episode of Morning Joes, former Vikings (and Iowa State Cyclones) QB Sage Rosenfels stops by to discuss the Vikings, the 2009 season, and more!

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Morning Joes - The Shelter in Place Edition

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:18:57 +0000

The Joes go over the Minnesota Vikings news of the day/week while maintaining proper social distance, and mental distance from the team (per doctors orders).

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Morning Joes - What the F is Going On? Edition

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 19:04:33 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes, the Joe's discuss all the news from Free Agency week including: Losing half the defense, Stefon Diggs' trade, but fret not... Cause they resigned Dan Bailey!

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Morning Joes - Super Bowl LIV Preview [2020 Vikings Coaches, Chris Doleman, etc.]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 22:43:54 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes the Joes discuss the loss of Kobe Bryant and Chris Doleman, Kirk Cousins at the Pro Bowl and the division in the fan base he's a symptom of, Super Bowl LIV and more!

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Morning Joes - Discussing the Future of the Vikings [w/ Special Guest Tommy Kramer!]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 19:09:31 +0000

On this very special episode of Morning Joes, Vikings legend Tommy Kramer stops by to discuss his Big Game 2 Day Event at the Mermaid, his thoughts on Kirk Cousins, the Vikings, Aaron Rodgers and More!

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Morning Joes - Recapping the 2019 Season w/ Special Guest Mike Tice!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 16:32:21 +0000

chat with former Vikings head coach Mike Tice about his new podcast, Odds and Ends with Mike Tice, his thoughts on the 2019 Vikings, coaching in the McCombs era, Randy Moss as a "cancer" in the locker room, the state of offensive lines in college/the pros and much, much more!

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Morning Joes - The Saints Wins/Prepping for 'Frisco [OPI? Cousins' Statement Game and Much, Much More!]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 7 Jan 2020 20:15:48 +0000

On this special episode of Morning Joes, the fellas break down the Vikings HUGE win in New Orleans, the controversy of the final play, the Wilfs' confidence in Zimmer pays off, Diggs' outburst, Cousins statement game and much, much more!

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Morning Joes - Minnesota/Minneapolis Miracle 2 [Regular Season Awards, etc.]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 16:34:02 +0000

The Joe's are back!
On this episode of Morning Joes the fellas analyze the upcoming Wild Card game against the hated Saints while looking back at the 2019/20 regular season!

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Morning Joes - So, it's Come to This MNF vs. the Packers Preview [and Much, Much More!]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 15:34:27 +0000

On this special episode of Morning Joes the fellas discuss the Green Bay Packers and the frauds that they are, the problem that is Aaron Rodgers (according to Packers fans themselves), the NFC Playoff Picture, Sunday's insane blowout against the Chargers, Dalvin Cook's health and much, much more!

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Morning Joes - Controlling Your Destiny

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 17:00:33 +0000

On this special episode of Morning Joes, the Joes cover the NFC playoffs, Lions/Chargers games and more!

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Morning Joes - Bye Week Blahs [Seattle, Cousins 4 MVP, Byeku Contest and Much, Much More!]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 16:35:50 +0000

On this Bye week extravaganzer of an episode, the Joes discuss the upcoming huge game against Seattle, whether or not Cousins is worthy of the MVP/a contract extension beyond 2020, the Byeku contest and more!

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Morning Joes - The Broncos Comeback, Bye Week Awards, Much More

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 15:57:03 +0000

On this episode of 'Morning Joes' the fellas react to the historic comeback against the Broncos, how to fix the secondary, bye week awards, the NFC Playoff picture and more!

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Morning Joes - Looking towards Denver/Analyzing the HUGE Win in Dallas

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 16:35:49 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes the fellas break down Sunday's home game against the rebuilding Broncos while analyzing the huge Prime Time win against the Cowboys on Sunday Night!

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Morning Joes - The KC Aftermath, Cowboys Preview

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 6 Nov 2019 16:31:06 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes, the fellas break down the 'Meh in Missouri' and sift through the ashes of their own expectations. Thielens injury, Doctson's return and the big game in Dallas next weekend all make the docket!

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Morning Joes - Previewing the Chiefs [Kearse's DUI, Holton Hill is back, Cousins for MVP and More!]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:37:04 +0000

On this episode of 'Morning Joes', the Joes break down all the news from the long week off from Jayron Kearse's DUI/Gun arrest to the return of Holton Hill AND Josh Doctson, as well as previewing the Chiefs game and much, much more!

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Morning Joes - Cousins for MVP? Thielen's Hammy, Thursday Night Football and More!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:48:07 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes (part of the Big Heads Media Network) the Joes discuss the Vikings offense, the shaky day from the defense in Detroit, Thielen's injury, Diggs' up and down day, Cousins for MVP and more!

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Morning Joes - Recapping the Eagles/Previewing the Lions

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 14:32:17 +0000

On this episode of 'Morning Joes' the fellas break down all the Vikings news of the week and look at the huge win against the Eagles at home whilst looking forward to the Lions game Sunday.

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Morning Joes - Thoughts on the Giants/Looking towards Eagles

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 8 Oct 2019 14:42:10 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes the Joe's discuss the HUGE win on the road in New Jersey while looking forward to the huge home game against the Eagles.

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Morning Joes - Talking the Bears Loss w Chad Greenway

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 2 Oct 2019 14:40:20 +0000

On this special episode of Morning Joes the fellas discuss the devastating loss in Chicago and Gray Duck vodka with Chad Greenway!

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Morning Joes - Raiders Coverage/Looking @ Da Bears

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:31:30 +0000

On this episode the fellas break down the huge win against the Raiders including Cousins' role as a "game manager", Cooks historic start, and more!

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Morning Joes - Analyzing Vikings Packers

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 15:35:04 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes (part of Big Heads Media!) the Joes analyze Vikings/Packers, the panic over Cousins, and More!

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Morning Joes - Falcons Re-cap/Looking towards the Pack [Audio Only]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 21:37:09 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes the fellas break down the HUGE week 1 win against Atlanta, and towards week 2 in Green Bay.

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Morning Joes - Vikings/Falcons Preview [The 53-man Roster, Doctson, More!]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 4 Sep 2019 15:30:28 +0000

On this very special episode of Morning Joes, the Joes breakdown the first game of the season against the Falcons, the signing of receiver Josh Doctson, thoughts on the 53-man roster and much, much more! Brought to you by TicketClub.com! Enter discount code SKOLptsd on their code-redemption page for a FREE 12-month PREMIUM Membership!

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Morning Joes - The Time to Panic (?) Edition [Cousins, the Cardinals Game, Hughes, Cook & More!]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 15:32:02 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes the fellas dissect the Vikings/Cardinals debacle, the return of Mike Hughes and Dalvin Cook, Olabisi Johnson's rise and more!

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Morning Joes - Vikes/'Hawks Thoughts, News, Looking Towards Cardinals

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 15:30:59 +0000

On this episode of 'Morning Joes' the Joes break down the Seahawks game from the 1st team offense, the Cousins to Thielen connection, Holton Hill's ejection, Treadwell's fine, the "Where's Dalvin" question and much, much more!

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Morning Joes - Recapping the Saints, the K/Punter Trade, More!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 18:01:01 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes the Joe's break down the first pre-season action of the season, analyzing position battles after the Saints game, the trade for Kicker/Punter wunderkind Vedvik, and more!

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Morning Joes - Vikings/Saints Preview [Fixed Audio Edition]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 7 Aug 2019 15:30:58 +0000

On this episode the fellas discuss Friday nights upcoming first pre-season game against the 'Aints, the Vikings depth chart, position battles and more!

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Morning Joes - On Favre's "Comeback", The NFL's Fastest Man, Cousins as a Scapegoat and more!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 15:15:27 +0000

On this episode of 'Morning Joes', the Joes discuss Brett Favre's "comeback" announcement, the NFL's fastest man competition and the multiple players connected to the Vikings that are competing, the idea of Cousins as a scapegoat for 2019, emotional attachments and the salary cap and more!

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Morning Joes - Reporting from Mini-Camp, Rudolph's Extension and More!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 19:01:23 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joe's the Joe's talk about Mini-Camp after Joe's return from there, Kyle Rudolph's extension, AP retiring a Viking? and MORE!

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Morning Joes - Oberle's Back and was at OTAs (Week 2), Where's Diggs? Position Battles, and much, MUCH More!

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 5 Jun 2019 18:59:47 +0000

On this special episode of 'Morning Joes' Joe Oberle returns after an episode away and was at OTA's as well as Vikings Media Day (Playing Golf against a who's who of Vikings talking heads!). We talk the mystery of Diggs' disappearance, Position Battles, Kevin Warren to the Big Ten, and Much, MUCH More!

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Morning Joes - The OTA RoundTable [w Kirby, Conner and Ian!]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Sun, 26 May 2019 16:05:20 +0000

On this special Sunday edition of Morning Joes, Joe Johnson hangs out with Kirby O'Connor [Vikings on the Clock], Conner Wickland and Ian Parrague [SKOL Sessions] as they discuss all the news from OTA's including Bradbury at Center, Treadwell/Riley Reiff Cut? Barr on the new Offensive scheme and more!

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Morning Joes - On B-Rob Retiring, Updates with Rudy, What to do at Corner after 2019 and More [w/ Kirby O'Connor of VOTC]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Sat, 18 May 2019 15:01:15 +0000

On this episode the fellas discuss Robison's retirement, Updates with the 5 year extension for Rudolph, What to do at corner after 2019 and more!

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Morning Joes - Rookie Camp, Roster Predictions and More! [w Special Guest Ian Parrague (The Optimistic Vikings Fan!)]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 8 May 2019 15:30:43 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes the fellas sit down with Ian Parrague, the latest addition to the growing purplePTSD.com/VikingsTerritory.com family to discuss his new podcast, 'The Skol Sessions', the rookie camp/try out, position battles, roster predictions, the draft and more!

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Morning Joes - The Draft Recap

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Wed, 1 May 2019 15:30:30 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes the fellas recap last weekend's draft! Brought to you by Gray Duck Vodka

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Morning Joes - Gimme Dat, Dat Draft Edition [Sponsored by Gray Duck Vodka]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 14:44:40 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes, the Joe's discuss the upcoming draft (including our FREE Day2Draft viewing party at Legends Golf Course in Prior Lake, MN), thoughts on Adam Thielen's extension, Holton Hill's Holton Hill-ery and much, much more!

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Morning Joes - On the Packers Drama, AAF Folding, Free Agency News

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 5 Apr 2019 14:30:27 +0000

On this episode of 'Morning Joes' (brought to you by Gray Duck Vodka), the fellas discuss the news of the week including the BleacherReport.com breakdown of the pure hatred between Packers QB Aaron Rogers and his former coach, Mike McCarthy, the fact that the AAF folded and what it means for the NFL/Vikings, Free agency moves and more!

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Morning Joes - Oberle is Back and has FINALLY joined the Darkside! [FA recap, Who to "blame" for the cap, etc.]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 14:33:49 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes, Joe Oberle is back from his two week vacation and he's fired up! A LOT happened since we last did a true 'Morning Joes' (as when Kirby filled it it was more like 'Morning Kiroes? Jokirbs?]. The fellas discuss all the FA moves thus far, thoughts on the Saints taking Vikings FAs, the blame game when it comes to the salary cap, and much, much more!

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Morning Joes - Round Two of Free Agency (w/ Guest Host Kirby O'Connor)

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:00:04 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes Kirby O'Connor stops back to fill in for Joe Oberle who is still on vacation to discuss the second round of FA signings, the Barr situation, The Diggs "Trade" and his top draft prospects (and much, much more)!

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Morning Joes - Free Agency Madness Edition [w/ Kirby O'Connor of VOTC!]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 12:59:21 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes, Kirby O'Connor, Managing Editor of purplePTSD.com and host of the new 'Vikings on the Clock' podcast on purpleTERRITORYradio.com stops by to talk all the free agency madness, including Anthony Barr, Shamar Stephen, Andrew Sendejo, Cap Space and his thoughts on the draft (and a lot more)...

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Morning Joes - The New Coaches, Thielen's Contract and Keeping Kyle Rudolph

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 15:31:58 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes (Brought to you by Gray Duck Vodka) the Joes break down the new coaches and what it means for the other coaches (Stefanski), Adam Theilen's contract, Keeping Kyle Rudolph and much, much more!

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Morning Joes - Chatting with Chad Greenway Edition

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 15:31:31 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes the fellas sit down with Chad Greenway about the Super Bowl, Barr's Contract, thoughts on AP's return and the Antonio Brown trade talks and much, much more!

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Morning Joes - Super Bowl Edition [Thoughts on UFAs, etc.]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 8 Feb 2019 15:30:14 +0000

On this episode the Joe's talk about the Patriots win over the Rams in Super Bowl LIII, the legacy of Brady and the Pats, the list of unrestricted free agents this off-season and much, much more!

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Morning Joes - The Super Bowl Preview Edition

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 1 Feb 2019 15:35:04 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes, the fellas discuss Sunday's game, the Pro Bowl, the offensive line and much much more! Tune in and subscribe!

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Morning Joes - The Chris Kluwe Interview [Special Teams/The Super Bowl]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 15:29:46 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes Chris Kluwe stops by to discuss all things special teams, the fellas discuss the conference championship games, the Super Bowl and much more!

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Morning Joes - Talking 'bout New Coaches and the Conference Championship Round

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 15:30:08 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes, the Joe's are talking about the hiring of Gary Kubiak as assistant head coach (and more), the conference championships, Randy Moss as a potential WR coach for the Vikes and whether or not Cousins was the right move (per an article on purplePTSD.com by Adam Nelson!)

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Morning Joes - The Stefanski (Re)Hire Edition

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 15:29:52 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes the fellas discuss the news that the Vikings signed Kevin Stefanski as their offensive coordinator as well as all of the other news of the week from purplePTSD/VikingsTerritory and the Vikings themselves!

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Morning Joes - The Zimmer/Spielman Debate

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 4 Jan 2019 15:30:43 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes the fellas look back at the Bears game last Sunday, the season and more as they debate the future and whether or not the team should've fired head coach Mike Zimmer and/or general manager Rick Spielman.

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Morning Joes - So it's Come to This... Analyzing Sunday's Game against the Bears

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 15:46:34 +0000

On this potentially final game preview episode of the season, the Joe's break down the upcoming game against the Bears from top to bottom!

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Morning Joes - Analyzing the win in Detroit

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 16:20:04 +0000

The fellas break down Sunday's win over Detroit, the NFC Playoff picture and the Bears game next Sunday.

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Morning Joes - Analyzing the Lions Match Up

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 15:31:19 +0000

On this episode the Joes discuss the upcoming game against the Lions, the Pro Bowl news, Stefanski's impact and much, much more!

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Morning Joes - Analyzing/Celebrating the Win Against the Dolphins

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 15:30:07 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes, the Joes break down the HUGE win against the Dolphins, the NFC playoff Picture and Much, Much More

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Morning Joes - Make or Break Against Miami

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 15:47:07 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes, The Joes Discuss Sunday's HUGE game against the Dolphins, the new offensive coordinator in Kevin Stefanski, the Anger/Disappointment in Vikingsland, Zimmer's Daughters Defense of her Dad and Much, Much More!

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Morning Joes - The Disaster in Seattle [No More Breathing Sounds Too!]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 15:30:59 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes the fellas break down Monday Night's soul crushing defeat. They fixed the breathing sounds, too!

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Morning Joes - Monday Night Football Preview

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 7 Dec 2018 15:29:31 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes, the Joes break down Monday Night's make or break game in Seattle, Cousins' perceived anti-Clutch performance in "big" games this year and much more!

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Morning Shows - The Patriots Post-Mortem

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 4 Dec 2018 15:32:05 +0000

The fellas break down the loss against the Patriots, what it means and what the NFC Playoff picture looks like along with other news including Mike McCarthy's firing and Kareem Hunt's week...

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Morning Joes - Covering the Pats... Before the Pats

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 15:35:53 +0000

On this special episode of Morning Joes the fellas look forward to Sunday's game in Boston against the always tough Patriots w/ special guest Nick Swardson

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Morning Joes - Breaking Down the "Playoff" Game Against the Packers

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 15:35:49 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes, the Joes break down the HUGE win at US Bank Stadium, from Kirk Cousins' re-emergence to what it means for the rest of the season!

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Morning Joes - The Vikings/Packers NFC 'Desperation Bowl'

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 15:30:47 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes, the Joes break down the "desperation bowl" that the Vikings and Packers find themselves in, how and why the Vikings (and Packers) have been struggling in Prime Time, and much much more!

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Morning Joes - Speaking w/ Chad Greenway about the Bears Game/Gray Duck Vodka

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 15:46:02 +0000

On this very special episode of Morning Joes (w/ Luke Braun), the fellas from our Wednesday Night Show, The prupleJOURNAL Podcast discuss Sunday Night's loss against the Chicago Bears with former Viking linebacker Chad Greenway, who is there to discuss his new Vodka venture, Gray Duck Vodka!

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Morning Joes - Bring on the Bears [Be Careful what you Wish For?]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 15:30:19 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes, the Joes break down Sunday night's HUGE Game against the division leading Chicago Bears and also cover the Vikings news of the day/week!

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Morning Joes - Breaking Down the Big Win at Home Against the Lions

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 6 Nov 2018 15:32:06 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes the fellas break down the huge win in Minneapolis against the Lions, how and why the defense was able to get to Stafford a record 10 times, Dalvin Cook's return, the end of Thielen's record breaking start and much, much more!

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Morning Joes - Can the Zimmer lead Vikes Finally get that Lions off their Back?

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 2 Nov 2018 14:30:50 +0000

On this episode of 'Morning Joes', the number one morning show in the world that strictly covers the Minnesota Vikings (because it's the only one, but who is counting?), the Joes discuss the news of the day/week and the must-win... Ness of Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions at US Bank Stadium. From Thielen's ability to break (more) records, to the potential for Dalvin Cook, Linval Joseph, Xavier Rhodes, Andrew Sendejo, Anthony Barr... Sigh... Tom Compton, Riley Reiff and Stefon Diggs to return to action, as well! As always there's a lot more so join us as we continue to grow into a great community of listeners!

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Morning Joes - Breaking Down the Gift the Vikes Gave the Saints

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 14:30:56 +0000

On this episode of 'Morning Joes', the Joes break down the Saints/Vikings disappointment that felt more like 2009 than a redo of the Minneapolis Miracle game, Thielen's record breaking start (again), first half grades and the upcoming schedule as well as thoughts for the rest of the season and much, much more

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Morning Joes - Big Win in NYC/Revenge Game for the Saints? [On Thielen vs Thomas, Keys to the Win, and Much, Much More!]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 14:30:29 +0000

On this special episode of 'Morning Joes', the Joes do double duty as they break down Sunday's win against the Jets/the Wind and also cover the upcoming nationally televised game against the Saints in Minneapolis (as the show will be off on Friday)!

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Morning Joes - Looking Forward to the Jets [Mike Hughes' Injury, Thielen as the Best WR in the NFL, Cousins vs. NYC and Much, Much More!]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 14:30:40 +0000

On this episode of 'Morning Joes' the fellas break down the upcoming game agaisnt the upstart Jets, focusing on the lazy narrative of Cousins vs. the Jets, Adam Thielen's record breaking start, the re-emergence of the Run Game and Much, Much More!

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Morning Joes - Avoiding a Trap, Again [Cards Coverage]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 14:30:29 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes, the Joes talk about the potential for another trap game against a rookie QB helmed "bad" team, Linval Josephs new speed rating on Madden, and Much, Much More!

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Morning Joes - Analyzing the HUGE Win in Philly

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 9 Oct 2018 14:29:58 +0000

The Joes are joined by Jordan Hawthorn of purplePTSD.com and the purpleTERRITORY "Radio" Show, Load the Box, as they discuss the HUGE Win in Philly!

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Morning Joes - Bring on the Eagles

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 5 Oct 2018 14:33:02 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes, the Joes discuss the importance of the Eagles game, the whereabout of George Iloka, the temperature of Zimmers seat, DeFilippo's return to Philly and More!

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Morning Joes - Zimmer on the Hot Seat?

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 2 Oct 2018 14:30:45 +0000

On this special episode of Morning Joes, Joe Johnson flies solo to discuss the topics of the day and the state of the Vikings a quarter of the way through the season!

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Morning Joes - The Rams Post-Mortem [w/ Luke Braun]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 14:07:26 +0000

The fellas discuss the Rams game (with some coverage of the Bills, as well), with special guest Luke Braun from The purpleJOURNAL Podcast!

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Morning Joes - Breaking Down the Buffalo Disaster

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:00:55 +0000

On this episode of Morning Joes the fellas break down the disaster that was Sunday's loss to the Bills and Thursday Nights game against the Rams. Join the only Minnesota Viking morning show as we grow!

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Morning Joes Analyzing the Tie in Lambeau

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:28:51 +0000

On this 'meh' episode of Morning Joes the fellas break down the tie in Lambeau and the recent moves at the kicker and wide receiver position.

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Morning Joes - Vikings/Packers preview

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:30:46 +0000

The Joes break down Sunday's Game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau, from injuries to predictions! Check out the only morning show dedicated solely to the Minnesota Vikings outside of that CB Radio Joe Johnson has in his garage.

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Morning Joes - Vikings vs. 49ers Recap [First Episode Ever]

mikewoldum@purpleptsd.com (purpleTERRITORY Radio) — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 14:30:20 +0000

On the first episode ever of Morning Joes, the fellas break down the win on Sunday vs. the 49ers and much, much more!

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